U.S. Charitable Giving Hits Record Despite Slowing Growth
Mounting economic worries haven't stopped Americans from donating to charities. Charitable giving hit a record in 2007, topping $300 billion...
[actually I believe US private philanthropy has topped 300B$ several times before now, per an article by Thomas Brewton I've noted from Feb. this year (but can't find - apologies), and approached 500B$ after the global tsunami a few years ago. Point: when [it's coming, again] some mealy mouthed European spouts off about American selfishness, remember: they're talking about government charity - and that's not our model.]
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