Voters who live in counties where political competition is high give less to charity.The headline and tone of the article imply that this is bad.
"The more politically divided we get in our communities, the more we're going to see consequences of that spill over into other facets of life, including our charitable giving," said Rob Christensen, associate professor of public management at BYU. "The more political competition in a county, the more suspicion there seems to be in how we spend our charitable dollars."
Researchers believe the findings are increasingly important as major shifts in political competition and philanthropy continue. Other research has shown, for example, that younger generations are giving less to institutional charities (think United Way) and more to charitable causes that are more closely connected to them (GoFundMe for a social-media friend).The growth of refined crowdfunding is the BEST development of modern times. When you can see a proposal or project specifically and give specifically, you know exactly what you're supporting.
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