Where is Joe Biden? Oh, there he is… on Larry King Live. I would assume that would be a safe venue for Biden; however, I’ve learned that there are no safe venues for Biden.
I am very optimistic about — about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You’re going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. You’re going to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government.
Iraq could be one of the great achievements by “this administration?” All this time I thought Iraq was Bush’s war. I guess when news is bad you have to grab on to something. So now the Obama administration blaming Bush for everything except Iraq. Now that is some serious change.
On a couple of occasions I’ve written about charitable giving, especially concerning liberals and conservatives. Economist Greg Mankiw mentioned this phenomenon after seeing the Wall Street Journal’s article about Senator Biden’s tax return. Evidently Biden isn’t such a big fan of charity. It’s especially bizarre considering the fact he ran for president (on more than one occasion) and had to have known that his tax records would be public. Mankiw cites Arthur C. Brooks book Who Really Cares.
Conservatives who practice religion, live in traditional nuclear families and reject the notion that the government should engage in income redistribution are the most generous Americans, by any measure.
Conversely, secular liberals who believe fervently in government entitlement programs give far less to charity. They want everyone’s tax dollars to support charitable causes and are reluctant to write checks to those causes, even when governments don’t provide them with enough money.
Why do people who give less to charity want to redistribute other people’s money? Are the philosophies income redistribution and centralized planning an avenue to alleviate guilt?
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