"The World Giving Index 2011 measures generosity on three levels: giving money as a percentage of income, giving time, and helping strangers. Only the United States ranked in the top 10 nations of the world in each category. Charities Aid Foundation director Richard Harrison praised American charitable giving: "This research confirms that when we look at giving in a rounded way, including the extent to which we volunteer and help strangers, America is the most generous country in the world. America is the only country that ranks in the top ten globally on each of these three perspectives, and this first place ranking should be seen as source of real pride for people across America."
The article also notes media carping about how "ungenerous" we are because we don't let ourselves be taxed even more to fund government's idea of how our dollars should be spent. Imagine Americans wanting to give their money to churches and schools and the Salvation Army instead of Solyndra, building oil fields for Brazil, or payoffs to Goldman Sachs!
Way to go America! Keep up the good work!
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