I used to give generously, even when it meant a hardship for my family. I gave of time, money, resources, and talent.
Then Obama happened and for several years I was told I was privileged because I was white (even though we were drowning in medical debt and could barely keep the roof over our heads).
When he was re-elected, I had enough. Charity would now begin at home. I haven’t donated to anything except church since. No more killing myself for people who would gladly take my money and call me a racist behind my back. There was no more joy in the sacrifice.
Donating to charities that have a high administration cost is a factor. Donate 200 and the charity gets 1.95 the rest goes to overhead. I would imagine that most average Americans donate a larger percentage of their annual income compared to these criminal rat politicians. Why is this not public? This is an indication of the types of people we elect to represent us
But the Obamas were very generous this year, donating $11 million to charity. Oh, wait. No; they didn’t. They bought an $11 million house. Never mind.
In my view this goes hand-in-hand with the country’s drift towards socialism.
In Euro-Socialist countries rates of charitable giving are very low. The prevailing attitude becomes “it’s the government’s job, let them handle it.”
You can see that happening here.