10-28-2023, 04:03 PM
(10-28-2023, 02:10 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Not going to ever be a poster child for faith or look fondly upon people who make it their identity in politics, so don't consider this speaking up for any bible thumping politician, but I will speak up a bit for America as a whole...
We are #1 in the world in private donations to charitable causes, #1 in the world in non-debt-trap aid for development assistance, and we spend about $51b per year in foreign aid as a government.
Eh, the private donations thing could be because of churches being counted amongst that and our extremely high number of churches in this country. They do make up the largest chunk of charitable donations after all at about 27% in 2022. It's also important to keep in mind that many of the things that rely on charitable contributions in this country are handled through the state in other countries. So in many countries there isn't as much need to charity as there is here. It's a double-edged sword.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
