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<p>Dear Board of OSGeo, stakeholder and supporters:</p>
<p> I am just reading about an obscure but important provision in
US Tax Law after the recent US Stimulus Bill, signed into law very
recently. No details yet, but this quote from a different
tax-exempt entity in a fundraising letter:</p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica;
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!important; float: none;">The Act provides that </span><strong
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initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">taxpayers can take a
$300 deduction for charitable contributions</strong><span
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!important; float: none;"><span> </span></span><em style="color:
rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color:
initial;">even if they don't itemize</em><span style="color:
rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline
!important; float: none;">; and that, for those who do itemize,
they can<span> </span></span><strong style="color: rgb(32, 32,
32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style:
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initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">deduct up to 100% of
adjusted gross income</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 32,
32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style:
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255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color:
initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">, essentially
eliminating their entire income tax burden!</span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica;
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<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica;
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline
!important; float: none;"> more details as they emerge. Thank
you for your work supporting Open and Non-Aligned access to
mapping development.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica;
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!important; float: none;"> best to all from Berkeley,
California -Brian M Hamlin, MAPLABS</span></p>
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