Glenn Beck calls for increase in charitable giving along with shrinking government. Do you agree?

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Kasz216 said:

There needs to be an increase in charitable giving even if you don't get rid of government spending in my opinion.

I wonder if you would see it though.

In general it seems to be shown that when people think welfare is primarily the roll of the government they're more likely to be content not giving to charity and saying "Oh well the government has failed those people not me."

Surely you'd see an increase from the other side of some sort... I wonder if it would be enough. Charity is a LOT more efficient so there is a chance but...  I imagine there would still be gaps in the system based on area.

A rich person once told me, that rich people give because its socially unacceptable not to, as a matter of fact a rich person that does not donate is often shuned by their own peers. I think that is a good social contract as long as it keeps the money flowing. It's one of those few conservative ideal's I actually agree with.

The only problem I have is if government services do shrink, which I think they should, whether or not charitable giving will be enough to supplment our nations needy at a time where that is rather high percentage.