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Hawke[_3_]

On 3/8/2011 11:28 AM, wrote:
On Mar 8, 2:18 pm, wrote:

You know how conservatives like to talk about what fine, generous, and
giving people they are. But when it actually comes time to put out the
money it's a different story. It's like, we'd love to help the guy out
but we think it's probably better for him to find a way on his own to
pay for his obligations. If we helped him it might make him weak, and we
wouldn't want that to happen.

Hawke

According to an actual study Conservatives were found to be more
generous than Liberals.
It seems the Liberals thought the government should do the giving.

Dan

Aside from the fact that is is completely logical for the more
conservative to keep more of everything for themselves, one little study
doesn't prove otherwise. Besides, I have numerous personal examples of
conservatives whose habit is to give nothing to anyone and think that is
right and proper.

In addition, most of what qualifies as "conservative" giving is church
related, and we all know how biased they are in who they choose to help.
But the main thing is to compare how much private giving is compared to
what the government does. No comparison, by the way. The government does
far more than any private giving. Look at the government's contribution
to the hurricane Katrina victims and look what came from private
sources. Again, the government's share is huge in comparison. But in the
end I'd take my chances asking for help from someone that's liberal than
from a conservative any day of the week. I've already tried it in the
past. Conservatives always say no. They need the money.

Hawke