Who gives the most in America conservatives or liberals?

[LeadBolt]

"There is a persistent stereotype about charitable giving in politically progressive regions of America: while people on the political right may be hardworking and family-oriented, they tend not to be very charitable toward the less fortunate. In contrast, those on the political left care about vulnerable members of society, and are thus the charitable ones. Understanding “charity” in terms of voluntary gifts of money (instead of government income redistribution), this stereotype is wrong.
The fact is that self-described “conservatives” in America are more likely to give—and give more money—than self-described “liberals.” In the year 2000, households headed by a conservative gave, on average, 30 percent more dollars to charity than households headed by a liberal. And this discrepancy in monetary donations is not simply an artifact of income differences. On the contrary, liberal families in these data earned an average of 6 percent more per year than conservative families.
These differences go beyond money. Take blood donations, for example. In 2002, conservative Americans were more likely to donate blood each year, and did so more often, than liberals. People who said they were “conservative” or “extremely conservative” made up less than one-fifth of the population, but donated more than a quarter of the blood. To put this in perspective, if political liberals and moderates gave blood like conservatives do, the blood supply in the United States would surge by nearly half.
One major explanation for the giving discrepancy between conservatives and liberals is religion. In 2004, conservatives were more than twice as likely as liberals to attend a house of worship weekly, whereas liberals were twice as likely as conservatives to attend seldom or never. There are indeed religious liberals in America, but they are currently outnumbered by religious conservatives by about four to one."

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[89Hen]

Waiting for DB1.

[LeadBolt]

Waiting for DB1.

I thought it might be entertaining....

[andy7171]

Waiting for DB1.

I'm guessing he'll attack the source on this one.

[JoltinJoe]

Waiting for DB1.

I'm guessing he'll attack the source on this one.

And he will call LeadBolt a liar.

[89Hen]

Or call the people that give to their chuch sheep or funding pedophiles.

[Appaholic]

Or call the people that give to their chuch sheep or funding pedophiles.

Don't forget the "conks should give more since the greedy basards don't pay taxes and are saving money from laying off workers....that's right, they created the need to begin with" angle.....excuse me, it will be "conk fvcks"....I digress...

[89Hen]

Shoot, we don't even need DB1 anymore. We've heard all of his schtick so many times we know it by heart.

[LeadBolt]

I hope DB1's ok. Has anyone seen a mushroom cloud coming from his direction?

[andy7171]

Well now he is going to say we all love him and then he'll retire.

[GrizFanStuckInUtah]

Just from my 2000ft view of this, Utah is one of the more conservative states in the US and consistently leads in donations. It passes the sniff test from me. (and yes I drink coffee!!!!! )

[blueballs]

Liberal have absolutely no problem giving to their favorite charities... the only catch is that they like to do it with somebody else's money.

[GrizFanStuckInUtah]

Liberal have absolutely no problem giving to their favorite charities... the only catch is that they like to do it with somebody else's money.

Wait, this is too true.

[AZGrizFan]

I nominate this as thread of the year.



D1B...everybody's punching bag.

[JohnStOnge]

Kind of old news. I think it's been documented for a long time that conservatives, on average, give more to charity than liberals do. And that's the case even when you take out the charitable giving to their churches.

But I think part of that is that liberals think that government should take care of things. The support government "charity."

The main thing is that when conservatives say that certain government programs should be eliminated, curtailed, reduced, etc., it does not mean they are selfish or do not want to help their fellow man (or woman). It just means they don't think government should be doing it.

And that's the position I've always had. Charity should be a private, voluntary matter. Government should not be compelling charity by taking money from some in the form of taxes and giving it to others. To pre-empt: If you say they shouldn't give money to corporations and such I agree with that. But two things about that. One is that a tax break is not "giving" somebody something. It's opting not to take what they already have. The second is that government gives a whole lot more to the poor, the elderly, etc. over time than it does to corporations.

[griz37]

Just from my 2000ft view of this, Utah is one of the more conservative states in the US and consistently leads in donations. It passes the sniff test from me. (and yes I drink coffee!!!!! )

They're probably counting the 10% Mormons donate (tithe) to their church.

[travelinman67]

I nominate this as thread of the year.



D1B...everybody's punching bag.

My exact thoughts!

[SeattleGriz]

Hell, just look at how much both Biden and Obama gave to charity before they became POTUS and VPOTUS.

Virtually nothing.

[D1B]

Look at all the losers, conk fucks and catholic pedophile defenders all charged up bout l'il ole me.

Mission accomplished.

[D1B]

Waiting for DB1.

What are you waiting for? I've always maintained conservatives give more, you dumb, fat fuck.

Now be a good donor and pay the legals bills for your serial rapists, child abusers and pedophiles who run your religion.

[AZGrizFan]

Waiting for DB1.

What are you waiting for? I've always maintained conservatives give more, you dumb, fat fuck.

Now be a good donor and pay the legals bills for your serial rapists, child abusers and pedophiles who run your religion.

Or call the people that give to their chuch sheep or funding pedophiles.

[SeattleGriz]

Waiting for DB1.

What are you waiting for? I've always maintained conservatives give more, you dumb, fat fuck.

Now be a good donor and pay the legals bills for your serial rapists, child abusers and pedophiles who run your religion.

You're just pissed Coburn is onto your schtick.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... dult-baby/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A key senator has asked the Social Security Administration to investigate how people who live their lives role-playing as “adult babies” are able to get taxpayer-funded disability payments — after one of them was featured on a recent reality TV episode wearing diapers, feeding from a bottle and using an adult-sized crib he built.

Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican and the Senate’s top waste-watcher, asked the agency’s inspector general to look into 30-year-old Stanley Thornton Jr. and his roommate, Sandra Dias, who acts as his “mother,” saying it’s not clear why they are collecting Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits instead of working.

“Given that Mr. Thornton is able to determine what is appropriate attire and actions in public, drive himself to complete errands, design and custom-make baby furniture to support a 350-pound adult and run an Internet support group, it is possible that he has been improperly collecting disability benefits for a period of time,” Mr. Coburn wrote in a letter Monday to Inspector General Patrick P. O'Carroll Jr.

[JoltinJoe]

Look at all the losers, conk **** and catholic pedophile defenders all charged up bout l'il ole me.

Mission accomplished.

Excellent. So you'll start another retirement thread, now that your mission here is accomplished?

Oh wait.

PS -- Your mission was accomplished here a long time ago. We've known that you're a duffus for years now.

[89Hen]

And he doesn't disappoint.

[D1B]

Look at all the losers, conk **** and catholic pedophile defenders all charged up bout l'il ole me.

Mission accomplished.

Excellent. So you'll start another retirement thread, now that your mission here is accomplished?

Oh wait.

PS -- Your mission was accomplished here a long time ago. We've known that you're a duffus for years now.

Pedophile Protector Joe can't stop thinking about me. Mission accomplished.

Oh, still waiting, Dipshit.