Well, you could make it 1K$. But I think the issue is to try to make it harder to use donations for tax-avoidance by very rich people; this isn't really about t

Well, you could make it 1K$. But I think the issue is to try to make it harder to use donations for tax-avoidance by very rich people; this isn't really about the middle class vs poor people (who tend to pay fewer taxes anyway). I think another general issue is that many deductible donations go towards organizations that spend very little on their prescribed cause; or aren't non-profits or for the benefit of the public at all.