MAN GIVES CHARITY SOCIAL-SECURITY CHECK: Via JWB.

A prosperous businessman didn’t think he was entitled to his 2004 Social Security payments, so he became an early Santa Claus for the Salvation Army.

Last week, the man dropped a check for $14,845 into a bell ringer’s red kettle outside a bookstore in downtown Minneapolis. …

He noted the donation was tax deductible, adding, “Undoubtedly, the Salvation Army will make more productive use of the money than would be the case if I returned it to the government.”

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