Why People Give

A very good example of how anger motivates people can be seen in the mid-term elections last November. Voters were angry. Angry about the war in Iraq. Angry about public corruption and abuse of power. Angry about reckless economic policy that has exploded the national debt and rewarded the wealthiest among us. Angry about the polarization of political discourse, the extreme voices controlling the agenda. Thankfully, in our country, people vent their political anger by giving, volunteering and voting rather than rioting in the streets. Fundraising for the Democrats soared, and they won big on Election Day.