“Catholic social doctrine as I was taught it is, you take care of people who need the help the most.”

–Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE), September 18, 2008

Despite a lower income (and fitting squarely in the middle class, by the way), the Palin family has donated more money to charity in the last two years than Joe Biden has in the past decade.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made considerably less money than rival Sen. Joe Biden, but the Palin family gave more to charity in the last two years than Biden has in the last eight combined, according to Palin’s tax records released Friday afternoon. …

In 2006, the Palins paid $11,944 in taxes on $127,869 in income. In 2007, they paid $24,738 on $166,080.

But in 2006, they donated $4,880 to charity, and in 2007, they donated $3,325.

By contrast, Biden (D-Del.), Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s running mate, has donated a total of $3,690 since 1998 despite his higher Senate salary, according to an analysis posted by National Review.

While Joe Biden and running mate Barack Obama talk about helping others, we see actual action with the Palin family.