I asked an administration official to respond to the question about whether charitable contributions will decline if itemized deductions are reduced for those making more than $250,000:
"Right now, if a middle
class family donates a dollar to their favorite charity, they get a 15-cent
deduction, but Warren Buffet and Bill Gates make the same donation and they get
a deduction that is more than twice that. The proposal walks that back some of
the way because it's time that everyone is responsible for our future."
In other words...no comment, and how dare you for asking.