Yamayamauchiman Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 I heard him say one time (he probably made multiple references to this) that when taxes go down, voluntary charity goes up. Is there any data on this? Another point he made, which is relevant to this is that in general conservatives contribute more to charitable organisations. Likewise, is there data on this I can take a look at? Thank you for the help! 1
aviet Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 Have a look at the sources here: http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism_and_charity
Yamayamauchiman Posted January 26, 2017 Author Posted January 26, 2017 Have a look at the sources here: http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism_and_charity Does that also include my first question on correlation between charity and taxation?
Buer Posted February 9, 2017 Posted February 9, 2017 To address your second question I'd direct you towards the Philanthropy.com website which gathers statistics through IRS data and determines for example which neighborhoods give more. https://www.philanthropy.com/interactives/how-america-gives#search You can as well access their more detailed reports on the distribution of charity vs political political leaning from past years. As far as media goes I haven't found any decent articles regarding the topic consisting of actual data, here is although one that at least presents some statistics and quotes: http://ijr.com/2015/03/276715-difference-liberals-conservatives-demonstrated-one-simple-powerful-story/ All conclude Stefan is most likely right, although I might infer that people do generally shift rightward if entrepreneurs or business owners for their own interests. We stated this as a given in several of FDR shows. The first generation, the actual entrepreneurs and businessmen, will most probably be more charitable with their money as they've known poverty or failure. The heirs therefore will be become more and more (neo)liberals and maybe less appreciative of their wealth, I might add that most will even avoid large givings to preserve their way of life. Just my opinions, anyone feel free to correct me.
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