tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post3286001962733582842..comments2023-08-17T17:34:11.644+10:00Comments on An Aussie in the World: LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF PHILANTHROPYRunning on empty http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-52207978677810110162017-07-11T20:34:55.092+10:002017-07-11T20:34:55.092+10:00Last year The Telegraph published a map of the wor...Last year The Telegraph published a map of the world by generosity :) It looks like the developed countries are the most generous and the poorer ones less so, although I know that there's plenty of poverty in America too.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-70159529852555702662017-07-11T06:32:32.563+10:002017-07-11T06:32:32.563+10:00I don't know how anyone can tell. How do you p...<br />I don't know how anyone can tell. How do you put a money value on volunteer work? What about cash donations where people don't want a receipt? Raffle tickets ? Tin can (food) drives? Clothing donations to thrift shops? Cash donations direct to needy friends and neighbours ? Who tracks the demographics of those? Jesus taught Christians we are not supposed to advertise our charitable giving. So presumably a great deal of that is anonymous. I know most of mine is. Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-67872797131290085422017-07-10T20:47:05.789+10:002017-07-10T20:47:05.789+10:00I know very little about US politics but generosit...I know very little about US politics but generosity wise, whichever party you support, much less is given it seems by the wealthy than the poor.<br /><br />Why the Rich Don't Give to Charity<br />The wealthiest Americans donate 1.3 percent of their income; the poorest, 3.2 percent. <br />https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/why-the-rich-dont-give/309254/<br /><br />I guess residents of most countries could think of reasons why it's exceptional but the premise that all people are born equal and therefore have the same chances in life sounds good, but I think realistic statistics would tell quite a different story, whichever country you live in.Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.com