Philanthropy
Do you give of your own income? How much? If you don't where do you expect the funds for caring for those you are concerned about to come from?
To whatever extent we expect the government to care for charities in our name we give up that liberty to the government. Increase of liberty requires the assumption of personal responsibility not only for one's self but also for those around us.
Nathan
posted by Nathanael D Snow @ 8:36 PM
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4 Comments:
Read Clotfelter's "The Economics of Giving"
http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/people/faculty/clotfelter/giving.pdf
I think most people like for the government to act as and establish a 'safety net'. Beyond that idea, it begins to get wishy-washy on where to draw the line. What gets included and what gets left out?
Chris,
You're gonna have to stop assigning me 30+ page readings. Just can't do it. I'm married. I've got kids. I've got a 15 hour course load! Can you give me the gist?
Nathan
Clotfelter just describes the current market (supply and demand sides). He then comments on four motivations for giving and talks about the general trend. If you are interested in the Economics of Charity and Giving in general, then this is a must read.
He does not go into the other issues involved like how changes in tax law or public programs affect giving, but instead gives some info on the market for giving.
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