It Isn’t Time to Thank President Obama for Helping Charities
Nonprofits could face far deeper problems from tax changes than might be clear from the latest fiscal-cliff deal. And then where will they turn? To government for a handout.
By Arthur C. Brooks
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Welfare Helps to Depress Giving by the Poor
When the outlaw Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he was said to have replied: “Because that’s where the money is.” In the world of philanthropy research, we have a bit of the same mentality. We focus on the wealthy because we know that a relatively few well-off people are the source of…
By Arthur C. Brooks
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