Philanthropy Expert: Conservatives Are More Generous

Quote:The child of academics, raised in a liberal household and educated in the liberal arts, Brooks has written a book that concludes religious conservatives donate far more money than secular liberals to all sorts of charitable activities, irrespective of income.

Wow, so what are the democrats good at?

GrayBeard Wrote:Philanthropy Expert: Conservatives Are More Generous

Quote:The child of academics, raised in a liberal household and educated in the liberal arts, Brooks has written a book that concludes religious conservatives donate far more money than secular liberals to all sorts of charitable activities, irrespective of income.

Wow, so what are the democrats good at?

Taking your money and giving it away. I still don't understand how that's considered "compassionate".

GrayBeard Wrote:Philanthropy Expert: Conservatives Are More Generous

Quote:The child of academics, raised in a liberal household and educated in the liberal arts, Brooks has written a book that concludes religious conservatives donate far more money than secular liberals to all sorts of charitable activities, irrespective of income.

Wow, so what are the democrats good at?

The Dems. made conservatives feel guilty for their success and thus caused the outflux of conservative money! lmfao

RebelKev Wrote:

GrayBeard Wrote:Philanthropy Expert: Conservatives Are More Generous

Quote:The child of academics, raised in a liberal household and educated in the liberal arts, Brooks has written a book that concludes religious conservatives donate far more money than secular liberals to all sorts of charitable activities, irrespective of income.

Wow, so what are the democrats good at?

Taking your money and giving it away. I still don't understand how that's considered "compassionate".

let me ask you this. do you think there should be no programs for the common good at all? no public schools? no public transportation? no aid for the elderly? because that is all financed by taxes. i realize you have to draw the line somewhere, but taxes are a necessary evil.

niuhuskie84 Wrote:

RebelKev Wrote:

GrayBeard Wrote:Philanthropy Expert: Conservatives Are More Generous

Quote:The child of academics, raised in a liberal household and educated in the liberal arts, Brooks has written a book that concludes religious conservatives donate far more money than secular liberals to all sorts of charitable activities, irrespective of income.

Wow, so what are the democrats good at?

Taking your money and giving it away. I still don't understand how that's considered "compassionate".

let me ask you this. do you think there should be no programs for the common good at all? no public schools? no public transportation? no aid for the elderly? because that is all financed by taxes. i realize you have to draw the line somewhere, but taxes are a necessary evil.

Your response implies that these programs for the common good are the main reason we have taxes. Actually, they are a johnny-come-lately. The basic reason for taxes is to cover the administative and diplomatic expenses of the nation and to maintain a defense force, i. e. army and navy. Go back to, say, the first half of the 19th century and you will find very few "programs for the common good" - and very low taxes, and no income tax. As time as gone by, we have folded more and more of the programs into the umbrella of national responsibility, and the expenses funded by taxes have grown with that. One debate is wheher the US should be providing those programs, and that appears to be your topic. Another topic altogether is the best and fairest sources of the tax money needed, and that is, and has been, my topic. You bring up for debate the need for taxes. I don't - taxes are indeed needed and required. What is at issue with me and many people like me is the amounts needed and the sources from which they should be obtained.