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Old 06-14-2011, 10:41 AM   #15
classicman
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Originally Posted by spexx
Thinking that some lawsuits are stupid or frivolous = conservative. Giving to charity = Liberal.


Most of what I've experienced has been contrary to that. I did a quick Google and found a few links which all seemed to say the same thing -
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-- Although liberal families' incomes average 6 percent higher than those of conservative families, conservative-headed households give, on average, 30 percent more to charity than the average liberal-headed household ($1,600 per year vs. $1,227).

-- Conservatives also donate more time and give more blood.
Although the stats are from a few years ago, I would say they are probably still relatively accurate. Its about an even split with conservatives getting a slight edge.
I've been volunteering for a long time now and most of the people are not what I expected. I was surprised to find such a mix of young/old, wealthy/average, male/female... there were far more religious than not, but that is because they come as groups from their churches and (I think) skews the numbers.
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