Redeem yourselves, liberals, and be more charitable

New York Times by Nicholas Kristof | Dec. 27, 2008 (Opinion)

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 ... Full Story »

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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Dec. 28, 2008

In contrasting the giving levels of liberals vs. conservatives it would seem to be a serious omission not to include in the equation the income levels of the compared groups in order to give an accurate picture of who is able to give. For example: did "conservatives" as a group have more disposable income (as compared to "liberals") at the time this article was written therefore giving them the ability to donate more? That kind of a question is not answered in this story.

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