http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4478336/charitable-giving-democrats-vs-republicans?playlist_id=87185
When I post this, I don't mean to brag or boast, or turn charitable giving into a contest. What I want to do is combat false assumptions that so many people believe to be true. Again and again, I hear that Conservatives are wealthy and greedy, while Liberals are generous. You can hear that sentiment in the opening of the video posted above. But study after study shows that the opposite is true. I don't mean to say that democrats don't care--I think they do--but they are more comfortable with turning "charity" over to the government. But that is problematic in at least two ways. First, charity isn't charity when it's forced. And secondly, half of the money intended to "help" ends up in the pockets of government workers, who generally earn more money than the average worker. (There are studies about that, too.)
Some links about recent studies:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703766704576009361375685394.html?KEYWORDS=Charitable+giving
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704774604576036010174911064.html?KEYWORDS=Charitable+giving
http://anncoulter.com/cgi-local/article.cgi?article=402
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=18218
http://dailycaller.com/2010/09/23/surprise-conservatives-are-more-generous-than-liberals/
