ManusJustus said:
I've presented a more logical argument than you could ever dream of constructing. All I get from you is this study says 6% and this says 30%, but you are unable to think about and apply reasoning to the data you present. Anyone with half a brain knows that urban expenses are higher than rural expenses, that it isn't as charitable when someone requires rewards for their gift, and so forth. The fact that I would even have to bring these points up is sad on your part. Should be not count people who feel good because they donate to charity too? If I give 20 dollars to a guy on the street and feel a little better about myself... should that suddenly not count? Finally, you are starting to think more rationally about qualitative data. This is just another item in the cost / benefit analysis that people go through in everyday life, including decisions regarding donating to charity. And no, you are not going to be able to quantify it and say that feeling good about yourself is worth 29% of the donation so conservatives are still 8% more charitable. |
No you haven't. Because you know... no data.
Also, your still cherry picking and missing basic data.
For example... Rural vs Urban.
When taking Indiana in example... the average cost of living is 7,000 dollars more for Urban then Rural.
The average salary in an urban area is 9,000 dollars more in Urban places then Rural.
In general though, Cost of living is proprotionate with how much money you can make. Rural areas have less cost of living, because people in rural areas make less money... and as such it is a statistically insignificant arguement. Which you would of known... had you bothered to look up the data.
This is your problem, you always make wild arguements based on nothing, without doing your legwork.
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