Especially for many members of the left wing.......
December 21, 2008
Bleeding Heart Tightwads
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
This holiday season is a time to examine who’s been naughty and who’s been nice, but I’m unhappy with my findings. The problem is this: We liberals are personally stingy.
Liberals show tremendous compassion in pushing for generous government spending to help the neediest people at home and abroad. Yet when it comes to individual contributions to charitable causes, liberals are cheapskates.
Arthur Brooks, the author of a book on donors to charity, “Who Really Cares,” cites data that households headed by conservatives give 30 percent more to charity than households headed by liberals. A study by Google found an even greater disproportion: average annual contributions reported by conservatives were almost double those of liberals.
Other research has reached similar conclusions. The “generosity index” from the Catalogue for Philanthropy typically finds that red states are the most likely to give to nonprofits, while Northeastern states are least likely to do so. more
you're absolutely right, charity does begin at home, and this can't be more important as we head into a recession. We have done what we can regularly, I believe the salvation army is up there on the list for organizations who deserve our support.
ReplyDeleteBut you, in regards the conservatives thumping their chests based on a poll on how, -charitable- they are.
My parents, taught me it's not really charity when you boast about your contributions. It really does begin at home, and from the heart.
Somehow, this chest thumping by the conservatives, doesn't surprise me in the least.
Thump on my friend, thump on.