Probably a lesson for Georgists in here somewhere
Posted by taxpayer on January 21, 2008
[S]tudies…[show that] people are more likely to show empathy and altruistic behavior when they see an image of one suffering person rather than many, or when they know a single relatable fact about a victim rather than the entire story. And… the more pain/sadness/despair one must endure to help…the more one gives.
-Jamie Friddle, in December ‘07 Conscious Choice