I'm thinking "here's a guy in 'The Trench' who should have some insight". So I ask him "You've seen it all before, during and since The Great Recession, how is it now? Are the people better now, the same, or worse?
He tells me at his level "the giving has been going up pretty much every year since the recession ended . . . so they give us higher goals for this year. This year will be the worse one since I've started doing this".
As honest a report on the state of the giving end of the economy from the trenches as I think I could ever get. At least in this area of The 'Cuse. I'll argue it's the uncertainty we face going forward that is the cause.
Merry Christmas All, have hope and faith, and don't forget to give a little for no matter how bad off you think you may have it or are, because the next person you meet may tell you his life story. And it will be so much worse than what you are thinking yours is, You'll be Grateful.
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