Tag: charitable giving

Global Poverty Is on the Decline, But Almost No One Believes It

May 2, 2014

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Demography, Economic Development, Health and Medicine, Poverty, Public Policy, Trends: Economic

Barna: Global Poverty Is on the Decline, But Almost No One Believes It April 29, 2014—Did you know that, in the past 30 years, the percentage of people in the world who live in extreme poverty has decreased by more than half? If you said no—if you thought the number had gone up; that more…
Business and Management Links

Mar 19, 2014

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in Business, Education, Gender and Sex, Links – Business and Management, Sociology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Vocation

1. Huffington Post: The Unexpected Way Philosophy Majors Are Changing The World Of Business … Despite a growing media interest in the study of philosophy and dramatically increasing enrollment in philosophy programs at some universities, the subject is still frequently dismissed as outmoded and impractical, removed from the everyday world and relegated to the loftiest…
Religion Links

Feb 12, 2014

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in Christian Life, Ecclesia, Gender and Sex, History, Links – Religion, Religion, Sociology, Theology, Trends: Social

1. Business Insider: A Fascinating New Poll Shows That Americans Are Losing Faith In God A new Harris Poll released today reveals that only 74% of Americans believe in God, an 8% decline since 2009. Before today, U.S. adults had remained fairly consistent in their religious beliefs — 82% of U.S. respondents previously reported that…
Social Science and Culture Links

Dec 17, 2013

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mwkruse

in China, Christian Life, Globalization, India, Links – Social Science and Culture, Public Policy, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Vocation

1. Business Insider: Meaningful Work — Not Money — Makes People Happy … Decades of research have boiled human happiness down to just three factors: genes, events, and values. About half of how happy you feel is hardwired into your genetic make up, according to the article. Meanwhile, one-off events like getting married or landing…
Economics Links

Dec 6, 2013

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in Capitalism and Markets, Demography, Economics, Gender and Sex, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, Links – Economics, Poverty, Public Policy, Sociology, Technology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

1. Poor and Middle Class Incomes Have Increased Significantly "… Using this more sophisticated cost-of-living adjustment, which is preferred by the Congressional Budget Office and Federal Reserve Board, the increase in median household income was not 5 percent but 16 percent from 1979 to 2012. In 2007, like 1979 a peak in the business cycle,…
Saturday Links

Aug 10, 2013

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mwkruse

in China, Culture, Ecclesia, Economic Development, Generations, Links – Saturday, Poverty, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Theology, Weatlh and Income Distribution

1. Phillip Swagel with a good piece on Inequality and Opportunity … I am not convinced, however, that the president's proposals are well matched to the problem he describes. Indeed, Mr. Obama is better at describing the outcomes he seeks than at putting forward a coherent set of policies to reach those outcomes. But I…
Saturday Links

Jun 29, 2013

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in Business, Christian Life, Culture, Ecclesia, Economics, Environment, Gender and Sex, History, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Science, Sociology, Technology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Vocation

1. The Myth of a Stagnant Middle Class A favorite "progressive" trope is that America's middle class has stagnated economically since the 1970s. One version of this claim, made by Robert Reich, President Clinton's labor secretary, is typical: "After three decades of flat wages during which almost all the gains of growth have gone to…
Why The Rich Don’t Give To Charity

Mar 22, 2013

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Economics, Sociology

Business Insider: Why The Rich Don't Give To Charity … One of the most surprising, and perhaps confounding, facts of charity in America is that the people who can least afford to give are the ones who donate the greatest percentage of their income. In 2011, the wealthiest Americans—those with earnings in the top 20 percent—contributed…
Saturday Links

Dec 1, 2012

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in Business, Capitalism and Markets, Christian Life, Demography, Ecclesia, Environment, Evolution, Gender and Sex, Health and Medicine, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Science, Sports and Entertainment, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction))

Here are the links. BTW, if you haven't already, you can "like" the Kruse Kronicle Facebook page and see daily links in your Facebook feed. 1. As a kid, I watched Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom on Saturdays. That was the beginning of my life-long appreciation for big cats. One of the organizations we support…
Churches, charities not in competition for dollars

Feb 15, 2011

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mwkruse

in Ecclesia

RNS: Churches, charities not in competition for dollars (RNS) Houses of worship and other charities often aren't in competition for dollars but instead tend to reap donations from similar donors, a new study shows. Slightly more than 50 percent of people who financially supported congregations also gave to at least one charitable organization in the…