Who gives more, conservatives or liberals?
http://rednationrising.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/who-gives-more-conservatives-or-liberals/
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In 2006 Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Syracuse University published a book titled “Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism.“
Some glaring examples he found in his research:
Vice President Al Gore’s charitable giving in 1997 was only $353.
Senator John Kerry, presidential candidate in 2004, gave nothing to charity in more than one year when he was a U.S. Senator. Kerry’s 1991–1995 charitable contributions were ($0, $820, $175, $2039, $0), less than one-half of one percent of his income for the period.
In contrast, private citizen George W. Bush gave ($28,236, $31,914, $31,292) in 1991–1993. His highest giving was 15.7 percent of income and his average 9.1 percent. As Texas governor he gave $27,000 (6.5 percent of income) and $9,178 (2.3 percent) in the next two years, after which his giving returned to higher levels.
Conservatives Give More Than Blue Dems
Although Blue Dem liberal families’ incomes average 6 percent higher than those of conservative families, conservative-headed households give, on average, 30 percent more to charity than the average liberal-headed household ($1,600 per year vs. $1,227).
Conservatives also donate more time. Conservatives give more blood.
Residents of states which voted for John Kerry in 2004 gave smaller percentages of their incomes to charity than did residents of states that voted for George Bush.
Bush carried 24 of the 25 states where charitable giving was above average.
In the 10 Reddest states, in which Bush got more than 60 percent majorities, the average percentage of personal income donated to charity was 3.5. Residents of the Bluest states, which gave Bush less than 40 percent of the vote, donated just 1.9 percent.
People who reject the idea that “government has a responsibility to reduce income inequality” give an average of four times more than people who accept that proposition.
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It's not how much you give, but how much you care that matters. Giving is not all about money. Giving is about love and caring. How much would Conservatives be giving if there was not a tax write off to be gained? You can tell by how Conservatives treat the poor, the sick and the elderly how much they actually care. And quite frankly, bragging about how much one gives to charity is hardly an act of virtue. That makes the "giving" more about the giver than about the recipient. I think the Bible has some teachings about that particular behaviorism. That is, if the right wing revisionists have not already removed the teachings from the Bible that illuminate their hypocrisy.
/\ The point is that conservatives on average shell out more than liberals in terms of charitable donations. More than the liberals that bemoan about how the heartless conservatives hate the needy and only think of their money, etc.....
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av·er·age noun \ˈa-v(ə-)rij\
: a number that is calculated by adding quantities together and then dividing the total by the number of quantities
: a level that is typical of a group, class, or series : a middle point between extremes
Obviously, if there is a tax break then it should be taken advantage of but not all donations fall under that category but are still donated just the same.
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Maybe their net worth is more so they can afford to give more.Maybe they actually feel some guilt about getting all their wealth by stepping on the necks of poor people.They most likely have money rat holed in the Caymans anyway,you'd never know much they really have.Same goes for rich Democrats.I'd be wary of the super wealthy regardless of their politics,there are different laws for them.
Good for them,tossing a few crumbs out.
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You have to factor in giving to churches and what % actually goes to the needy versus keeping some yokel in a mega-church in nice clothes. Sure, it keeps the guy from selling cleaning products through informercials but...
Utah is usually the top of the list. 10% of their income to.....build more Mormon churches? Thank Moroni for that. I bet Scientologists give a very high % of their income too.
Liberals id say since conservatives rather use their money buying more gas for their gas guzzling SUVs and Musclecars!
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People also get tax breaks for donating to opera houses and universities, hardly renowned as havens for the poor and the suffering. I consider those donations important, but of a different sort than donations to the struggling food banks and battered women's shelters.
Liberal governments in other countries also give a lot of money in foreign aid to poor people, and take in more refugees as a percentage of their population. Those liberal voters know that they will pay higher taxes to cover those costs, and continue to vote in liberal representatives.
Red as in red states, I assume.
Calling me comrade doesn't bother me. I can't say the same for some liberals.
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Utah is usually the top of the list. 10% of their income to.....build more Mormon churches? Thank Moroni for that. I bet Scientologists give a very high % of their income too.
I agree that it is important to consider those things, but I believe I'm right in saying the gap still exists after removing that and controlling for things like income.
Conservative Christians have some dodgy charity habits (Clicky - bolding mine):
It worked a treat. The amount of support withdrawn would have put WV into severe difficulty, threatening more than just the lives of the individual children sponsored directly by the anti-humans who withdrew their support. WV did not expect that making a small change to their hiring policy based on their religious principles of honesty and love would result in them being almost instantly destroyed as an organisation. They underestimated how ruthless the GC was capable of being. The message was clear: “You back our line to the hilt every step of the way, or we take you down and take thousands of innocent lives as collateral damage, which you’ll have on your conscience – how does your principled stand feel now?”
... but they are far from "all conservatives".