Which group - conservatives or liberals give more to charity??

Question

Please read this report before you answer..... http://www.socialfunds.com/news/release.cgi/6928.html

Also before you answer, did you watch the show last night on 20/20 where the salvation army put a pot in San Francisco and one in Sioux Falls, South Dakota - what do you think of the results?

DB - San Francisco is as liberal town as they come and the area of town they chose for this experiment was not in a poor SF neighborhood. Sioux Falls is not a very rich area. So the income divide is very close in both areas

GOP=Fascism - The salvation army, while a christian group, is not associated with any church and they do not take up a collection plate at mass. This was simply someone standing at a kettle outside a store and people tossed loose change or bills into the pot. So your reasoning is flawed.

Yoda - this is not a question about political wisdom. It is simply pointing to a study that was done in front of a store. Liberals are always preaching that we have to help the poor, etc., but they don't practice what they preach is what this study is finding. Basically they want the government to do this through taxes instead of through other means or charities.

Someone wanted to know the defination of Charity. It is is defined by dictionary.com as the following:

char‧i‧ty 
–noun, plural -ties.
1. generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless: to devote one's life to charity.

2. something given to a person or persons in need; alms: She asked for work, not charity.

3. a charitable act or work.

4. a charitable fund, foundation, or institution: He left his estate to a charity.

5. benevolent feeling, esp. toward those in need or in disfavor: She looked so poor that we fed her out of charity.

6. leniency in judging others; forbearance: She was inclined to view our selfish behavior with charity.

Charities can be church or non-church based activities. For example, the free store is a place in our community that gives free food to those in need. It is a private, non-profit organization not affiliated with any religion.

Basically this is non-tax based dollars given on the fly.

Answer 1

The conservatives give way more to their churches and charities. I'll find the link...

"In 2000 [citing 2000 SCCBS data], households headed by a conservative gave, on average, 30 percent more money to charity than households headed by a liberal ($1,600 to $1,227). This discrepancy is not simply an artifact of income differences; on the contrary, liberal families earned an average of 6 percent more per year than conservative families, and conservative families gave more than liberal families within every income class, from poor to middle class to rich."

Gee, I guess the evil conservatives aren't really the rich ones either, huh? More money from less income.

http://volokh.com/posts/1164012942.shtml

Answer 2

I'm sorry, but I don't think it's fair they choose San Francisco. The price of living there is exceptionally high. What does a house sell for in Sioux Falls? How many people live there? What % do they pay on taxes?

If they went to most other parts of the country where liberals are (no college towns, most of those people are struggling to pay tuition), I'm sure they'd find different results. The rich live there, not those who are everyday Americans, who live paycheck to paycheck.

If they want to do this to get fair results, they'd do a sampling of several cities, blue and red, before they truly decide who gives more.

Answer 3

This is a deceptive study. If you eliminate all the money that conservatives give to churches, then they don't give so much. Paying to fund evangelism is not charity-- it's a political donation. Helping people with their genuine needs with no ulterior motive is charity. Trying to convert them is not.

Answer 4

Mr Stossel, not withstanding, Rich people give more to Charity
then any other group of people. They just don't talk about it.

Apparently Mr Stossel has not heard what the two richest people
in the world are doing with their money.

People who do talk about their philanthropy are only looking for
recognition. True altruism does not need to be praised.

Thank you very much, while you're up!!

Answer 5

Considering that the Liberals and Democrats prefer to give away money that is not theirs to begin with I'd have to say that the Conservatives do.

Answer 6

Who cares? Charitable giving is not a sign of political wisdom.

Answer 7

Define charity. Giving money to you local church shouldn't count as charity.

Answer 8

i saw a story about a guy who wrote a book about stuff like this and the conservatives gave more.