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slaveboyforyou -> RE: Russian professor predicted 2010 demise of US (1/2/2009 12:48:15 PM)
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I find it hard to believe that most people would look past their personal interest for the good of all.
I think community altruism is not dead, but on the wane.
You're wrong about that. Americans give more to charity and volunteer more than the citizens of any other country in the world:
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=2682100&page=2
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'No Other Country Comes Close'
The fact that most of America's charitable gifts come from volunteers, not government, demonstrates that Americans are different from people in every other country.
"No other country comes close," said Arthur Brooks, a professor of public administration at Syracuse University. Brooks studies charitable giving and has a new book, "Who Really Cares: America's Charity Divide."
"The fact is that Americans give more than the citizens of any other country. … They also volunteer more," Brooks said. "Americans per capita individually give about three and a half times more money per year, than the French per capita. … Seven times more than the Germans and 14 times more than the Italians."
"Now, you might notice that these other countries have different average incomes or different tax systems," he said. "But even when you take that into account, Americans give 10 times more than the Italians. The fact is, that Americans give on a different scale than anybody else in the world."
We also set a record in 2006, by giving $300 billion to charities:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19409188/
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updated 2:03 a.m. CT, Mon., June. 25, 2007
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NEW YORK - Americans gave nearly $300 billion to charitable causes last year, setting a new record and besting the 2005 total that had been boosted by a surge in aid to victims of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma and the Asian tsunami.
So I don't know where you get this idea that we are just a bunch of stingy people that only look out for themselves. We give, and we give a lot.
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