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title: "December Article: “Charity’s Role in America, and Its Limits” by Eduardo Porter"
description: "December Article: “Charity’s Role in America, and Its Limits” by Eduardo Porter"
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# [December Article: “Charity’s Role in America, and Its Limits” by Eduardo Porter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/december-article-charitys-role-in-america-and-its-limits-by-eduardo-porter)

 Written by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) | Nov 29, 2012 10:10:00 AM

*Editor’s Note: A sobering fact from the article I wanted to highlight: “A small portion of philanthropic efforts are aimed at helping those who most need it. A study by Rob Reich, an associate professor of political science at Stanford University, concluded that only a small share of charity redistributes income from the wealthy to the poor. “ *

Article: [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/business/charitys-role-in-america-and-its-limits.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/business/charitys-role-in-america-and-its-limits.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0)

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