Giving

I promise never to bring this up again.

Today I was watching the cartoon channel with my granddaughter minding my own business.

Some pictures of Haiti came on the screen, then some teenagers appeared in a studio recording a song. Yeah, you guessed it, "we are the freaking world"



It occurred to me that arguably the largest single block of donors are far from wealthy. Furthermore they would be insulted if they were included as part of the "World." They avoid any association with that word.



Of all the fifty states, Mississippi ranks 49th in annual gross adjusted income (CBS 2000 report) of $ 31,056 yet it ranks number one in giving to charities $ 4,070, not to mention its time. The top ten states in giving were all in the south plus the Dakotas, and Mormon Utah.



Massachusetts who ranked 4th in the nation in annual income , $ 51,812 gave only $ 2,545.

Others on the bottom were Minn, NJ,Co, Wis, Maryland.

Looking for hospitality? Don't go to Massachusetts.