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A second core value affecting charity shows up in the belief citizens have about the government's role in their lives. Some Americans (about a third) believe the government should do more to reduce income differences between the rich and poor – largely through higher taxation and social spending. Others (about 40 percent) do not favor greater forced income redistribution. This is a major difference in worldview – not just about taxation, but also about the perceived duty of individuals to take personal responsibility for themselves and others. This difference affects people's likelihood of voluntarily giving to charity. The General Social Survey shows that people who oppose government income redistribution donate four times as much money each year as do redistribution supporters.

Taken from article: http://www.icnl.org/knowledge/ijnl/vol9iss1/specia...

Article discusses who donates to charity and who doesn't, very interesting read.

Increased temperature will cause a a large increase in ocean evaporation thus creating greater cloud cover shielding the earth from the sun's heat. This greater cloud cover would lower temperatures and at the same time cause greater rain/snow fall. The earth seeks equilibrium and thus any short term temperature increases would be offset in the long run. Is this not so?