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This tends to break out along political lines. Christians, people who lean right, etc tend to give to social welfare organizations like the Salvation Army, Goo
by caseysoftware 12y ago
This tends to break out along political lines.
Christians, people who lean right, etc tend to give to social welfare organizations like the Salvation Army, Goodwill, foodbanks, etc. Basically groups that help out individuals.
Atheists, people who lean left, etc tend to give to artistic or societal organizations like a symphony, Greenpeace, etc.
I think the reasoning for this is simple. People on the right believe it is up to individuals to solve these problems and don't want the government involved. People on the left believe it is the government's role to solve these problems so they address their interests elsewhere.
- Veedrac 12y agoD'you have a source?
- caseysoftware 12y agoSure, googling for "charitable contributions by political party" gives the original article I was thinking of: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/10/21/study-conservatives-and-liberals-are-equally-charitable-but-they-give-to-different-charities/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/10/21/s... which I favored as opposed to the various studies that show Liberals tend to give less often and in smaller amounts of both time and money: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/19/giving-back-_n_3781505.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/19/giving-back-_n_3781... and http://www.nationalreview.com/home-front/357562/which-political-party-more-charitable-nancy-french http://www.nationalreview.com/home-front/357562/which-politi...