Saturday, January 24, 2009
Charity Workers: What Are Their Politics?
There have been many studies in recent years that show that conservatives are much more generous in giving gifts to charity than people who idntify themselves as liberals or progressives. Employees of major charities, though, favor Democrats over Republicans in their private political contributions 82% to 18%. Among employees of major foundations, the difference is an astounding 98% to 2%! These figures were reported in the Chronicle of Philanthropy in October, 2008. They are cited in a January 22 article in the January 22 Wall Street Journal by Arthur C. Brooks.
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Somehow, that doesn't surprise me. In my experience, conservatives are more likely to want to give, while progressives are only too happy to spend other people's money. Depending on the charity that's not a bad thing, in fact it's a good way of making use of the natures of both types.
But in government, it's a dangerous thing.
I think I'm not too far in saying that conservatives are generally religious and our judeo/christian values teach us where much is given much is expected. And we also tend to look at others and think how blessed we are. But we do it as individuals.
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