Who Really Cares?

As it turns out, those who task government with helping the poor usually have less interest in the needs of the poor than those who think the government should not redistribute the wealth.

A new book by Arthur C. Brooks indicates that conservatives in America give more than 30% of the amount liberals give to private charities and to the poor.

Another interesting discovery raised by the author is that Americans give more of their money than any other country. We give 3.5 times as much as the French, and 7 times as much as the Germans.

The only other country 'anywhere near' as close to our giving is Israel.

Is it any surprise that the two nations who are the most fundamentalist, the most evangelical, most conservative are the ones who care the most about the poor?

The lesson about earnesty is this: those who think 'others' (i.e. the rich) should give are usually not givers themselves.

The lesson for all of us should be to ask ourselves: 'Do you care enough to give, or do we just 'care' enough to get the government to take?'