BRUCE KESLER: CHARITY VS. GOVERNMENT SEE THIS CHART
The Chronicle of Philanthropy studied “How America Gives.” One of the study’s charts shows a remarkable difference: “Red states are more generous than blue states. The eight states where residents gave the highest share of income to charity went for John McCain in 2008. The seven-lowest ranking states supported Barack Obama.“
Yankee Northeasterners are cheapskates: “In states like Utah and Mississippi, the typical household gives more than 7 percent of its income to charity, while the average household in Massachusetts and three other New England states gives less than 3 percent.”What’s the bottom-line?: “The reasons for the discrepancies among states, cities, neighborhoods are rooted in part in each area’s political philosophy about the role of government versus charity.”
Posted by Bruce Kesler at 10:58
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