I'm putting in an opinion here, don't get mad over it..
P.S, I haven't read this entire thing, I'm still on the first page, heh.
For the taxing, some people in this Canadian/American world live in houses and have food, but behind closed doors, they can't pay their taxes because they are simply too high. If you add another little bit, these families might be added to the everlasting list of people who can't feed themselves, which would make it more of a problem. Even if it's just a few cents, it could hurt some of the people.
As for the Charity thing.. I don't think many people contribute to charity, well, people I know.. so how could we gain enough of anything to give to these people? And like those puppy comercials that celebrities are always on.. why don't they give some of their millions of dollers up?
Well, in conclusion. I'd be stuck, with which one to choose.. If I chose one, I'd feel guilty, but couldn't change my mind. Sorry, I just had to throw in my thoughts, hehe :%