No, that is being honest, because MANY if not MOST conservatives contribute to the betterment of mankind out of their personal monies and time as well. To say otherwise is being dishonest.
I'm saying otherwise, and being honest. Without government forcing them to, people don't give anything approaching enough to charity to keep people from starving to death. It's no where near close at all.
Sorry.
The major difference between conservatives and liberals is that conservatives want a smaller government, and tend to contribute private funds to charities vs. liberals wanting larger governments to do the donating for them.
No, the major difference between conservatives and liberals is that conservatives want to spend money without collecting any and want controlling civil liberties eroding laws and policies.
Yeah, it's a broad brush I just painted with, but no different than you, Smash.
Aside from being completely inaccurate and a ludicrous fantasy based on as much fact as my pet unicorn's dinner, you're right. No different.
I paint the majority of the populace as being willing to help others (and polls indicate this)
I'm sure they're willing, they just *don't*.
, where you would like to think that all of us that are conservative are selfish bastards that don't want to help anyone.
No, I'm sure you want to, just as I'm equally sure you won't. Good intentions don't feed anyone.
I'd like to remind you that FAR more private donations went into aid programs for Asia, the Mid East, and U.S. based needs than ANY goverment money.
Patently false by any measure.
That's the way it should be. I'd like more of my money to stay on my paycheck so that I can give it where I see fit. I don't want you to give my money away, where I know I could do a better job of it.
That's a nice fantasy. Maybe someday when the gumdrop rains wash away the hazy chocolate covered residue from the diamond trees it'll actually apply at all to reality.
Even then though, it'd be a stretch.
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