Who Gives The Most?
Americans give more to charity, per capita and as a percentage of gross domestic product, than the citizens of other nations. But why?
It would be nice to believe that as a group they are just more generous. Of course, it's more complicated than that.
For instance in the U.S., which is notably religious among wealthy Western nations, about a third of all charitable giving goes to houses of worship. Some of that money, in turn, goes to ...
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It was intersting to read how countries with the most agressive tax systems do the least per capita and GDP to help the needy. Hopefully we'll all learn Government Redistibutions of wealth are and have always been least effective way of helping the truly needy.