http://magicstatistics.com/2006/11/29/republicans-are-more-charitable-than-democrats/ "I accept no responsibility for statistics, which are a form of magic beyond my comprehension." -- Robertson Davies Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:05:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://magicstatistics.com/2006/11/29/republicans-are-more-charitable-than-democrats/comment-page-1/#comment-8961 Magic Statistics - “I accept no responsibility for statistics, which are a form of magic beyond my comprehension.” — Robertson Davies » Why are Americans far more generous than Canadians? Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:19:50 +0000 http://magicstatistics.com/2006/11/29/republicans-are-more-charitable-than-democrats/#comment-8961 [...] So, the two reasons offered by the president of Calgary United Way have been shot down.  Well, then, what might account for the greater charitable giving by Americans?  Philanthropy expert Arthur Brooks, whom this blog has mentioned several times in the past month or so, has an answer. [C]onservatives who practice religion, live in traditional nuclear families and reject the notion that the government should engage in income redistribution are the most generous Americans, by any measure. [...] [...] So, the two reasons offered by the president of Calgary United Way have been shot down.  Well, then, what might account for the greater charitable giving by Americans?  Philanthropy expert Arthur Brooks, whom this blog has mentioned several times in the past month or so, has an answer. [C]onservatives who practice religion, live in traditional nuclear families and reject the notion that the government should engage in income redistribution are the most generous Americans, by any measure. [...]

]]> http://magicstatistics.com/2006/11/29/republicans-are-more-charitable-than-democrats/comment-page-1/#comment-8898 Magic Statistics - “I accept no responsibility for statistics, which are a form of magic beyond my comprehension.” — Robertson Davies » Is Canada “a nation of cheapskates”? Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:35:22 +0000 http://magicstatistics.com/2006/11/29/republicans-are-more-charitable-than-democrats/#comment-8898 [...] Is it just coincidental that relatively uncharitable Quebecers live in the jurisdiction with the most generous and highly developed welfare state in North America?  Probably not, according to the controversial research of philanthropy expert Arthur Brooks, who found that small-government conservatives give more to charity than do liberals who favour higher taxes and spending.  Says a colleague of Dr Brooks: "When you compare the giving rates between Quebec and Alberta [where average donor rates are $500 a year, the highest in Canada], they look like two very different countries," says David Van Slyke, a professor in the department of public administration at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, who studied at McGill University in the late 1980s. [...] [...] Is it just coincidental that relatively uncharitable Quebecers live in the jurisdiction with the most generous and highly developed welfare state in North America?  Probably not, according to the controversial research of philanthropy expert Arthur Brooks, who found that small-government conservatives give more to charity than do liberals who favour higher taxes and spending.  Says a colleague of Dr Brooks: "When you compare the giving rates between Quebec and Alberta [where average donor rates are $500 a year, the highest in Canada], they look like two very different countries," says David Van Slyke, a professor in the department of public administration at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, who studied at McGill University in the late 1980s. [...]

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