Nicholas Kristof had an interesting column back in mid-December. The point of the column is that while liberals are very compassionate, when it comes to donating to charity liberals are cheapskates when compared to conservatives.Surprising huh?
From the New York Times...
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 charity, “Who Really Cares,” cites data that households headed by conservatives give 30 percent more to charity than households headed by liberals. A study by Google found an even greater disproportion: average annual contributions reported by conservatives were almost double those of liberals. Other research has reached similar conclusions. The “generosity index” from the Catalogue for Philanthropy typically finds that red states are the most likely to give to nonprofits, while Northeastern states are least likely to do so.
The reason?
Religion.
Still this isn't something for liberals to be proud of.
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