The answer to that question will not surprise those gentle readers who see the world SWNIDishly, though it will irk those who affirm our humane values but reject our economic and political means to humane ends. As summarized by WaPo mega-columnist George Will, Syracuse University professor Arthur C. Brooks has found that conservatives give more time, money and blood (literally) than do liberals.
The best indicator of how much a person gives is religion. And since religion in the United States is largely Christianity, well, you can do the math.
It's worth noting as well that those who don't agree that government should redistribute wealth to reduce the gap between rich and poor give a substantially higher percentage of their income to charity than those who do agree to forced income equality.
And liberals are 6% richer than conservatives to boot.
So we say, Away with the sanctimony, lefties. Or if you just have to assert that you're more compassionate than all those right-wingers, at least put a little more money where your mouth is. If we can't have income equality, maybe we can have generosity equality.
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