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Offline mietla

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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2003, 01:54:10 PM »
Define what you mean by "most generous".
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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2003, 01:56:19 PM »
Where the avg price of a single family home in mass is over 300k, I could see where there might not be money to give away.
"My grandaddy always told me, "There are three things that'll put a good man down: Losin' a good woman, eatin' bad possum, or eatin' good possum."" - Holden McGroin

(and I still say he wasn't trying to spell possum!)

Offline Westy

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« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2003, 01:59:20 PM »
I saw the chart. You know what this means?


We should boot Maine from being part of "New England" and invite New Jersey to take it's place!

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« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2003, 02:59:00 PM »
I'd love to see that index plotted against two variables.
Percent of residents who attend Christian church regularly.
Percent of registered voters who vote Republican regularly.

Offline Montezuma

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« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2003, 03:29:34 PM »
Notice how the top ranked states are themselves federal government charity cases.

Offline miko2d

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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2003, 03:29:44 PM »
False statistics. You have to read what it says but also think what it means.

 It only considers Itemized Charitable Deductions - donating for causes that our government finds suitable. If you give money to aperson who needs help, that is not counted unless he is set up as a charitable institution.

 No wonder that such independent-minded people like residents of New Hampshire are near the bottom...

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« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2003, 07:11:13 PM »
The two most generous states are also two of the poorest...Mississippi and Arkansas.

Deep in the Bible Belt.

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