I quite agree.  It's even more egregious when compared to the 17% tax credit on charitable donations.  In effect, the government is telling us that supporting a political hack is far more valuable than supporting charitable organisations such as the Salvation Army, the War Amps or the Cancer Society, to name a few.  Just imagine how much better Canadian society might be if the tax credit rates were reversed.  For that matter, how about increasing the tax credit on charitable donations and removing the political tax credit altogether?