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I am a volunteer for the Meals on Wheels program in North Raleigh. While I find it very rewarding to help people who otherwise can't get out and get a meal, I'm frustrated that it's getting harder and harder for me to keep my routes with the higher gas prices.I know that the program is in need of drivers, and I'm sure there has been a drop in volunteers since the gas prices have risen.I just saw that the IRS has raised the tax credit in gas mileage for businesses to 58.5 cents a mile, while the charitable gas credit is staying at 14 cents a mile.It is an outrage that the government is always urging us to volunteer to help people, yet it doesn't give us much incentive to do it.I will continue to volunteer because there's nothing like seeing the smiles on people's faces when you arrive at their doors, but I just hope it isn't affecting too many other volunteers out there.Let's get the IRS to acknowledge the volunteers out there and keep them from giving up.Shauna Stephenson, Wake Forest
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