This actually is untrue. Most who are Democrats or Liberals are the elderly, disabled, poor and minorities. Those who are in very low income brackets. So if you have more money, if your rich or wealthy, or well off you can afford to give more to charity.
Originally Posted by Sensia
No, it is true. Liberals have an average income that is slightly higher than conservatives and they give thirty percent less money to charity. Conservatives also donate more time to charity and give more blood. We're the good guys. The Tea Partiers don't get arrested; the Occupiers do.
From Real Clear Politics:
Sixteen months ago, Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Syracuse University, published "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism." The surprise is that liberals are markedly less charitable than conservatives.
-- Although liberal families' incomes average 6 percent higher than those of conservative families, conservative-headed households give, on average, 30 percent more to charity than the average liberal-headed household ($1,600 per year vs. $1,227).
-- Conservatives also donate more time and give more blood.
-- People who reject the idea that "government has a responsibility to reduce income inequality" give an average of
four times more than people who accept that proposition.
In 2000, brows were furrowed in perplexity because Vice President Al Gore's charitable contributions, as a percentage of his income, were below the national average: He gave 0.2 percent of his family income, one-seventh of the average for donating households. But Gore "gave at the office." By using public office to give other peoples' money to government programs, he was being charitable, as liberals increasingly, and conveniently, understand that word.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...beral_giv.html