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Kasz216 on 16 September 2008
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akuma587 said:
Jackson50 said:

I think it is spurious to say that conservatives do not care for the poor simply because they do not believe the government is the best tool to help others. Conservatives help others out. Not only do conservatives give more money to private charity, they also donate more blood and volunteer more time than liberals. I am neither conservative nor liberal, but I do give credit to others when credit is due. They care the same as liberals. They simply demonstrate it in a different way.

Care to back that up with something tangible?  Because I will damn sure not take your word for it.

 

 

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/204/story_20419_1.html

Of course i haven't seen any peer reviews of the book yet.  Just the first thing a google search brings up.

Apparent extracts

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.

-- Residents of the states that voted for John Kerry in 2004 gave smaller percentages of their incomes to charity than did residents of states that voted for George Bush.

-- Bush carried 24 of the 25 states where charitable giving was above average.

-- In the 10 reddest states, in which Bush got more than 60 percent majorities, the average percentage of personal income donated to charity was 3.5. Residents of the bluest states, which gave Bush less than 40 percent, donated just 1.9 percent.

-- People who reject the idea that "government has a responsibility to reduce income inequality" give an average of four times more than people who accept that proposition.