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Danny Davis: “The more control individuals have over the use of whatever they give or is extracted from them, the more likely they are…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2013
The more control individuals have over the use of whatever they give or is extracted from them, the more likely they are to give more.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Davis discusses the relationship between individual control over donations and charitable giving.

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