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Originally Posted by PaulS
Have those studies been adjusted for the vastly different demographics (age, race, income level, etc.)?
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Studies I've read indicate the % of people who donate is similar regardless of politics and that conservatives may contribute more per person on average.
A big factor could be church contributions (I'm assuming more conservatives go to church) which may not really all be charitable if the primary intent is to fund the church you attend. And yes, I'm aware churches do other good things for the community.
Another problem could be how the data is really analyzed. The Brooks report that's widely cited looked at taxes by voting at the state level. There's a huge amount of potential variation here and if population concentrations aren't taken into consideration could be terribly flawed.
But Jim thinks it's settled science so I guess we should just move on.
-spence
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