ping
the best example was in 2000, during the Presidential race, where Bush tax returns showed he ahd given tens of thousands to charity, and algore, $350. enuff said.
Duh!
(Religious more charitable than non-religious)
Double-Duh!
And conservatives are far more generous than lieberals.
And this guy says that in interviews, Republicans give more than Democrats!
Democrats think the GOVERNMENT is suppose to "take care" of this kind of stuff.
Very interesting!
Hmmm. Interesting. Not into church. Not into charity. Maybe that makes me a bad person...
Oh well.
Charity's Political Divide, Republicans give a bigger share to charity (Democrats Don't)
So, who really cares more about the poor? (nice summary)
“Cheap In America” [John Stossel On Charity - Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why We Should]
Actually, they don't "think." If they did, they would understand that "government" (elected representatives and bureaucrats) manufacture no goods or products, create no wealth, and have no capacity for doing truly charitable work. Government, according to George Washington, is like a fire. It consumes. It does not create.
Whatever government hands out to one citizen, it has coercively "taken" from another.
Voluntary charity comes from inner motivations of the heart of an individual. One cannot honestly attribute charitable motives to the actions of politicians who, unwilling to use their own money to help others, are quick to enact legislation that forcibly takes the hard-earned dollars of other citizens to pass on to others--for which they are quick to take credit in exchange for future votes.
One other observation:
if individuals give to others out of expressed gratitude to God for his blessings to them, then the recipients are directed to the Source of all blessings for any expressions of gratitude. On the other hand, when the needy see their help as coming from the hand of government, they are deprived of the joy of such recognition.