Wealthy Americans giving less to charity, non-wealthy giving more

[Franzl]

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I suppose "Wealthy American Donate $4.6B more than last year" doesn't make for a good headline.

Well that kind of headline would certainly be misleading. It'd be like saying "Americans spend more on food for children" without mentioning that there are more children to be fed.

[Franzl]

It's more accurate than the headline "Wealthy Americans giving less to charity".

I didn't say it would be inaccurate, but rather misleading. Wealthy Americans are in fact giving a smaller share of their income to charity.

Or another example, to quote Karl Rove:  "One percent of the American taxpayers pay 39 percent of the burden.". Even if this statement is completely accurate, don't you find it a bit misleading to present an argument in this manner?