Where the most charitable people live in the USA

[diamond]

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/000839.htm

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

So what exactly does that prove, that people in red states are more charitable and thus better people somehow? Is charity a competition?

Isn't Michelle Malkin just the kinder, gentler Ann Coulter?

 

[U2democrat]

If the original list was a "hoax", what makes us so sure that this isn't?

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

If the original list was a "hoax", what makes us so sure that this isn't?

Because Michelle Malkin and diamond said it isn't

 

[U2democrat]

ooooooooh well that shuts me up

 

[diamond]

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

Wow, not a single Blue state in the top half?

 

[diamond]

 

[BAW]

Interesting...I see my blue state is quite a bit more generous than diamond's red state

 

[diamond]

 

[DrTeeth]

I think the last time we concluded that a little thing called guilt was involved.

 

[diamond]

 

[UberBeaver]

So, dumb people give to charity? Go figure.

 

[Bonochick]

So, dumb people give to charity? Go figure.

No need for insults.

 

[UberBeaver]

No need for insults.

Wasn't meant as an insult; just a bad joke.

 

[diamond]

So, dumb people give to charity? Go figure.

dbs

 

[nbcrusader]

There is the basic philosophical difference that has existed for decades. Do you give directly to charity, or do you rely on the government to tax you for charity?

 

[Irvine511]

There is the basic philosophical difference that has existed for decades. Do you give directly to charity, or do you rely on the government to tax you for charity?

or, do you feel that individual charity is never enough, and that only government has the organizational capacity to tackle systemic issues rooted deep in history?

i think it's possible to do both, and that some issues are better address via individuals and other issues are best addressed via government programs.

 

[BVS]

I don't remember anyone asking me who I gave to or who I voted for when compiling such a list...

 

[Irvine511]

^ take a look at the poster, and take a look at the writer's screamfest of a blog (Michelle Malkin is easily the 2nd most shrill woman on the Right, after Ms. Coulter), and i think we can take this thread with a wink and a nod.

 

[nbcrusader]

or, do you feel that individual charity is never enough, and that only government has the organizational capacity to tackle systemic issues rooted deep in history?

Some charity, individual or government, may never be enough.

The administrative load and overwhelming self-regulation makes the government rather inefficient at tackling such issues.

And the chart really is a measure of who "does both" as all citizens pay taxes, but some tend to contribute on an individual basis as well.

 

[Irvine511]

And the chart really is a measure of who "does both" as all citizens pay taxes, but some tend to contribute on an individual basis as well.

is this true?

there's no income or sales tax in New Hampshire -- if a NH resident does not choose to give at least an equal amount as a citizen from Massachusetts ("taxachusetts") would have given via sales and income tax, can we say that he or she has done as much as a MA resident?

i'd also be curious to see the level of taxation in these states, as well as an overall economic picture.

 

[BVS]

and i think we can take this thread with a wink and a nod.

As I do with these types of threads.

 

[diamond]

sometimes the truth makes some of us uncomfortable.

 

[nbcrusader]

is this true?

there's no income or sales tax in New Hampshire -- if a NH resident does not choose to give at least an equal amount as a citizen from Massachusetts ("taxachusetts") would have given via sales and income tax, can we say that he or she has done as much as a MA resident?

i'd also be curious to see the level of taxation in these states, as well as an overall economic picture.

State and local income tax can add another 10-15% on top of federal income taxes. Add sales taxes on top of that. That would be an interesting overlay to the chart.

Besides, if the folks in New Hampshire are paying less in taxes AND giving less to charity. Better check out their mattresses!

 

[melon]

If "charitable giving" can be defined as putting money in the church collection plate (as is defined by tax laws), then I'm not all that surprised. The same entities that bullied people into voting for Bush will also guilt you into giving lots of money to them.

Melon

 

[diamond]

oh
pooh
pooh

dbs

 

[U2DMfan]

my state is #3 on that list and I'd bet most of those charitable donations do go to churches (tithing).

I'm a little cynical about churches and their willingness to go feed some poor families rather than build the newest megachurch that can house 10,000 people. But I also know church organizations (around here anyways) that do great work and have their heart in the right place.

 

[BorderGirl]

sometimes the truth makes some of us uncomfortable.

 

[nbcrusader]

my state is #3 on that list and I'd bet most of those charitable donations do go to churches (tithing).

I'm a little cynical about churches and their willingness to go feed some poor families rather than build the newest megachurch that can house 10,000 people. But I also know church organizations (around here anyways) that do great work and have their heart in the right place.

Perhaps we are fed a stereotype that churches gather money to build enormous buildings. There are a handful in the country, but it is a minute fraction of the total number of congregations.

Perhaps people should work on a church budget (or at least have seen one) before they automatically discount giving to churches as not counting in the realm of charity.