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Nothing will ever settle all the arguments between liberals and conservatives, especially on the most fundamental of issues such as, who really are the better people. And how would we ever measure such a thing anyway?
Well, one way might be to look at which group is more generous and compassionate. Not who makes the most noise about generosity and compassion, mind you, but who actually gives up precious time and hard-earned money to try to make the world a better place. Which group, liberals or conservatives, really gives of their own resources, as opposed to demanding that government do the giving?
Ah, but now I've given the game away.
Arthur Brooks gathered the data, and the numbers surprised even him. Who Really Cares is an utterly delightful book that refutes what I guess you could call the “conventional wisdom,” which wouldn't be a big issue were it not for the fact that the Lefties never cease crowing about how much more compassionate they are than the rest of us. Trouble is, you can now tell your liberal friends there seems to be a disparity between the fancy and the facts.
And how wide is the giving gap? It's a chasm, my friends. Consider this simple statement of fact by Professor Brooks:
"[B]ig charity differences between conservatives and liberals of all ages...appear when we consider the average dollar amounts given. 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 money donations is not simply an artifact of income differences. On the contrary, liberal families earned an average of six percent more per year...and conservative families gave more...within every income class, from poor to middle class to rich."
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