Liberals are greedy and uncaring

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MystifyingVol

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According to Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Syracuse University who published "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism"

Conservatives More Liberal Givers

-- Although 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 and give more blood.

-- Residents of the states that 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, 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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Here is a summary: http://www.gordon.edu/ace/pdf/Spr07BRGrinols.pdf

How can this be? LG consistently tells us that Liberals are more compassionate and that Conservatives want all "needy" people to burn in hell. I'm sure he'll argue it is soley so we can right them off in our taxes.
 
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MystifyingVol said:
According to Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Syracuse University who published "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism"



Here is a summary: http://www.gordon.edu/ace/pdf/Spr07BRGrinols.pdf

How can this be? LG consistently tells us that Liberals are more compassionate and that Conservatives want all "needy" people to burn in hell. I'm sure he'll argue it is soley so we can right them off in our taxes.
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I dunno.' The wealthier have more money to give? The study is flawed? The author is probably the single most biased person in the world on this subject given that he is head of the ultra conservative American Enterprise Institute? The study relied entirely on self-reporting, as opposed to objective measures? The study overweights religious-based charitable giving?


Those would be a few reasons. Among about a zillion more.
 
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golfballs03 said:
Everyone is greedy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Right. This is why the free market is the solution. Would you rather deal with business owners who satisfy their greed by providing the economy with products and services that we want to voluntarily purchase, or politicians and bureaucrats who satisfy their greed at the expense of the taxpayer, by force? There's nothing charitable about taking from one and giving to another. Socialists aren't very charitable with their own money. That should tell you something.
 
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nbakerld said:
Right. This is why the free market is the solution. Would you rather deal with business owners who satisfy their greed by providing the economy with products and services that we want to voluntarily purchase, or politicians and bureaucrats who satisfy their greed at the expense of the taxpayer, by force? There's nothing charitable about taking from one and giving to another. Socialists aren't very charitable with their own money. That should tell you something.
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nbakerld said:
Right. This is why the free market is the solution. Would you rather deal with business owners who satisfy their greed by providing the economy with products and services that we want to voluntarily purchase, or politicians and bureaucrats who satisfy their greed at the expense of the taxpayer, by force? There's nothing charitable about taking from one and giving to another. Socialists aren't very charitable with their own money. That should tell you something.
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well you are greedy for wanting to keep your own money. otherwise you wouldn't take tax write-offs for giving to charity.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I dunno.' The wealthier have more money to give? The study is flawed? The author is probably the single most biased person in the world on this subject given that he is head of the ultra conservative American Enterprise Institute? The study relied entirely on self-reporting, as opposed to objective measures? The study overweights religious-based charitable giving?


Those would be a few reasons. Among about a zillion more.
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What about the blood donations?

Excellent, so I can now always throw "the study is flawed" at you when you post your crap.
 
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LG missed the part that the libs avg income was higher than conservatives but yet don't give as much
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"-- Although 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)."
 
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golfballs03 said:
well you are greedy for wanting to keep your own money. otherwise you wouldn't take tax write-offs for giving to charity.
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Maybe. Maybe you want the tax write-offs so that you can afford to give more to charity. Private charities >>>>>>> government in efficiency.
 
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Color me shocked, Church donations are included and Bush the born again won the majority of those states. Shocked I tell you, shocked.
 
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rjd970 said:
Color me shocked, Church donations are included and Bush the born again won the majority of those states. Shocked I tell you, shocked.
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whats wrong with church sponsored shelters and community centers?
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lawgator1 said:
I dunno.' The wealthier have more money to give? The study is flawed? The author is probably the single most biased person in the world on this subject given that he is head of the ultra conservative American Enterprise Institute? The study relied entirely on self-reporting, as opposed to objective measures? The study overweights religious-based charitable giving?


Those would be a few reasons. Among about a zillion more.
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except that when he did the study, he considered himself a liberal
 
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