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We_PPIS2 are_VBR wealthier_JJR ,_, we_PPIS2 live_VV0 further_RRR from_II our_APPGE parents_NN2 and_CC our_APPGE values_NN2 are_VBR changing_VVG but_CCB there_EX is_VBZ little_DA1 evidence_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 are_VBR any_DD more_DAR selfish_JJ today_RT than_CSN in_II the_AT past_NN1 ._. 
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On_II the_AT contrary_NN1 as_CSA individuals_NN2 have_VH0 earned_VVN more_RRR ,_, they_PPHS2 give_VV0 more_DAR time_NNT1 and_CC money_NN1 to_II charitable_JJ causes_NN2 ._. 
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Even_RR as_CSA families_NN2 spread_VV0 out_RP ,_, people_NN are_VBR continuing_VVG to_TO support_VVI their_APPGE parents_NN2 and_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ costing_VVG them_PPHO2 more_RRR ._. 
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The_AT notion_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 should_VM return_VVI to_II traditional_JJ values_NN2 is_VBZ misleading_JJ ._. 
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While_CS our_APPGE collective_JJ selfishness_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 noble_JJ concern_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ overblown_JJ ._. 
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People_NN are_VBR giving_VVG and_CC more_DAR than_CSN ever_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR giving_VVG to_II strangers_NN2 ._. 
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Following_VVG the_AT 2004_MC tsunami_NN2 ,_, billions_NNO2 of_IO dollars_NNU2 were_VBDR allocated_VVN by_II governments_NN2 to_TO help_VVI the_AT region_NN1 rebuild_VV0 ._. 
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In_II31 response_II32 to_II33 the_AT 2008_MC earthquake_NN1 in_II Sichuan_NP1 China_NP1 ,_, more_DAR than_CSN 1.5_MC billion_NNO dollars_NNU2 in_II aid_NN1 was_VBDZ raised_VVN by_II individual_JJ donors_NN2 and_CC many_DA2 billions_NNO2 more_DAR were_VBDR set_VVN aside_RL by_II the_AT government_NN1 ._. 
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In_II Haiti_NP1 ,_, following_VVG the_AT 2009_MC earthquake_NN1 countries_NN2 from_II around_II the_AT world_NN1 sent_VVD food_NN1 ,_, water_NN1 and_CC medical_JJ assistance_NN1 to_II the_AT victims_NN2 of_IO the_AT catastrophe_NN1 ,_, and_CC more_DAR than_CSN 5_MC billion_NNO dollars_NNU2 have_VH0 been_VBN pledged_VVN for_IF rebuilding_NN1 ._. 
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There_EX are_VBR also_RR a_AT1 growing_JJ number_NN1 of_IO charities_NN2 the_AT world_NN1 over_RP ._. 
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In_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 which_DDQ closely_RR tracks_VVZ charities_NN2 and_CC NGOs_NP2 for_IF tax_NN1 purposes_NN2 ,_, there_EX are_VBR now_RT almost_RR one_MC1 million_NNO registered_JJ charities_NN2 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 50_MC percent_NNU increase_NN1 from_II 10_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
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There_EX has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 global_JJ boom_NN1 in_II the_AT number_NN1 of_IO charitable_JJ organizations_NN2 ._. 
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Charities_NN2 and_CC other_JJ nonprofit_JJ organizations_NN2 demonstrate_VV0 that_CST people_NN are_VBR willing_JJ to_TO donate_VVI money_NN1 and_CC time_NNT1 to_II causes_NN2 they_PPHS2 feel_VV0 are_VBR important_JJ ._. 
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While_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ difficult_JJ to_TO measure_VVI generosity_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ clear_JJ that_CST people_NN are_VBR giving_VVG ._. 
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Not_XX only_RR do_VD0 people_NN give_VV0 through_II donations_NN2 to_II disaster_NN1 victims_NN2 and_CC charities_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR giving_VVG more_RRR to_II their_APPGE families_NN2 ._. 
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Todays_NP1 generation_NN1 will_VM sacrifice_VVI more_RRR to_TO take_VVI care_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE parents_NN2 than_CSN any_DD generation_NN1 before_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
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This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 result_NN1 of_IO medicine_NN1 and_CC demographics_NN2 ._. 
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Advances_NN2 in_II medicine_NN1 have_VH0 lengthened_VVN life_NN1 expectancy_NN1 ._. 
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Todays_NP1 youth_NN1 will_VM be_VBI taking_VVG care_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE parents_NN2 longer_RRR and_CC this_DD1 care_NN1 will_VM come_VVI at_II greater_JJR expense_NN1 ._. 
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The_AT drugs_NN2 and_CC medical_JJ procedures_NN2 the_AT elderly_JJ require_VV0 are_VBR expensive_JJ ._. 
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There_EX will_VM also_RR be_VBI fewer_DAR children_NN2 to_TO care_VVI for_IF their_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 
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Globally_RR birthrates_NN2 are_VBR declining_VVG ._. 
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According_II21 to_II22 United_JJ Nations_NN2 population_NN1 growth_NN1 statistics_NN ,_, the_AT number_NN1 of_IO children_NN2 per_II women_NN2 has_VHZ fallen_VVN from_II 4.92_MC in_II 1955_MC to_II 2.82_MC in_II 2000_MC ._. 
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Some_DD countries_NN2 are_VBR feeling_VVG the_AT decline_NN1 in_II fertility_NN1 more_RGR acutely_RR than_CSN others_NN2 ;_; Japan_NP1 for_REX21 instance_REX22 now_RT has_VHZ a_AT1 shrinking_JJ population_NN1 ._. 
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The_AT ways_NN2 that_CST children_NN2 take_VV0 care_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE parents_NN2 varies_VVZ from_II country_NN1 to_II country_NN1 and_CC culture_NN1 to_II culture_NN1 ._. 
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Some_DD children_NN2 will_VM support_VVI their_APPGE parents_NN2 by_II paying_VVG into_II government_NN1 programs_NN2 which_DDQ provide_VV0 medical_JJ and_CC financial_JJ support_NN1 for_IF the_AT elderly_JJ ;_; some_DD children_NN2 will_VM support_VVI their_APPGE parents_NN2 by_II bringing_VVG them_PPHO2 into_II their_APPGE homes_NN2 ._. 
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Regardless_RR of_IO how_RRQ todays_NN2 youth_NN1 will_VM take_VVI care_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE parents_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 will_VM be_VBI doing_VDG if_CSW for_IF longer_JJR and_CC at_II greater_JJR personal_JJ sacrifice_NN1 than_CSN any_DD generation_NN1 before_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
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The_AT idea_NN1 of_IO traditional_JJ values_NN2 is_VBZ often_RR used_VVN but_CCB does_VDZ nt_XX have_VHI universal_JJ meaning_NN1 ,_, in_II many_DA2 cases_NN2 traditional_JJ values_NN2 are_VBR arguably_RR a_AT1 modern_JJ invention_NN1 ._. 
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Generally_RR traditional_JJ values_NN2 suggest_VV0 a_AT1 return_NN1 to_II values_NN2 we_PPIS2 held_VVD in_II the_AT past_NN1 ._. 
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In_II practice_NN1 this_DD1 is_VBZ nearly_RR impossible_JJ to_TO do_VDI ._. 
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For_IF starters_NN2 it_PPH1 is_VBZ difficult_JJ to_TO know_VVI the_AT values_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE ancestors_NN2 ._. 
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There_EX are_VBR few_DA2 records_NN2 which_DDQ show_VV0 what_DDQ our_APPGE forebears_NN2 actually_RR believed_VVN ._. 
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In_II instances_NN2 where_RRQ such_DA documents_NN2 exist_VV0 ,_, we_PPIS2 often_RR fail_VV0 to_TO contextualize_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
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Our_APPGE values_NN2 are_VBR in_RR21 part_RR22 a_AT1 product_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE circumstances_NN2 ._. 
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When_CS we_PPIS2 take_VV0 values_NN2 from_II the_AT past_NN1 and_CC use_VV0 them_PPHO2 to_TO address_VVI modern_JJ problems_NN2 they_PPHS2 are_VBR no_RR21 longer_RR22 traditional_JJ values_NN2 because_CS they_PPHS2 are_VBR being_VBG used_VVN out_II21 of_II22 context_NN1 in_II untraditional_JJ ways_NN2 ._. 
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We_PPIS2 see_VV0 this_DD1 in_II practice_NN1 in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 where_CS the_AT term_NN1 traditional_JJ values_NN2 has_VHZ been_VBN defined_VVN and_CC is_VBZ embraced_VVN by_II conservative_JJ Christians_NN2 ._. 
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Organizations_NN2 like_II the_AT Traditional_JJ Values_NN2 Coalition_NN1 make_VV0 the_AT claim_NN1 that_CST traditional_JJ values_NN2 are_VBR derived_VVN from_II the_AT bible_NN1 ._. 
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They_PPHS2 use_VV0 religious_JJ texts_NN2 to_TO support_VVI conservative_JJ positions_NN2 on_II issues_NN2 from_II immigration_NN1 to_II reproductive_JJ rights_NN2 ._. 
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To_TO use_VVI the_AT bible_NN1 to_TO justify_VVI a_AT1 position_NN1 on_II tax_NN1 policy_NN1 is_VBZ very_RG untraditional_JJ ._. 
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Fiscal_JJ policy_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX addressed_VVN in_II the_AT bible_NN1 and_CC to_TO suggest_VVI that_CST the_AT bible_NN1 can_VM inform_VVI anyones_NN2 opinion_NN1 on_II the_AT subject_NN1 is_VBZ untenable_JJ ._. 
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In_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 traditional_JJ values_NN2 is_VBZ a_AT1 pseudonym_NN1 for_IF conservative_JJ values_NN2 and_CC has_VHZ no_AT actual_JJ basis_NN1 in_II the_AT beliefs_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE forefathers_NN2 ._. 
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In_II this_DD1 context_NN1 traditional_JJ values_NN2 are_VBR just_RR as_RG much_RR a_AT1 construct_NN1 of_IO modern_JJ times_NNT2 as_RG liberal_JJ values_NN2 and_CC therefore_RR cant_NN1 be_VBI returned_VVN to_II ._. 
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To_TO conclude_VVI ,_, there_EX is_VBZ little_DA1 evidence_NN1 to_TO support_VVI the_AT notion_NN1 that_CST people_NN have_VH0 become_VVN any_DD greedier_JJR or_CC that_CST we_PPIS2 should_VM return_VVI to_II our_APPGE traditional_JJ values_NN2 ._. 
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It_PPH1 is_VBZ easier_JJR than_CSN ever_RR to_TO donate_VVI money_NN1 and_CC people_NN are_VBR donating_VVG ._. 
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Modern_JJ altruism_NN1 is_VBZ most_RGT visible_JJ in_II our_APPGE response_NN1 to_II natural_JJ disasters_NN2 and_CC the_AT growing_JJ number_NN1 of_IO charities_NN2 we_PPIS2 support_VV0 ._. 
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We_PPIS2 do_VD0 care_VVI for_IF our_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 
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As_CSA people_NN live_VV0 longer_RRR and_CC have_VH0 fewer_DAR children_NN2 ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR caring_VVG for_IF our_APPGE parents_NN2 at_II greater_JJR sacrifice_NN1 ._. 
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Given_CS21 that_CS22 were_VBDR not_XX greedier_JJR and_CC we_PPIS2 still_RR care_VV0 about_II family_NN1 it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI mistake_NN1 to_TO return_VVI to_II traditional_JJ values_NN2 especially_RR when_CS it_PPH1 isnt_VV0 clear_JJ what_DDQ the_AT term_NN1 means_VVZ ._. 
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Humanity_NN1 does_VDZ have_VHI a_AT1 long_JJ tradition_NN1 of_IO doubting_VVG our_APPGE own_DA morality_NN1 ._. 
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While_CS concerns_NN2 about_II our_APPGE collective_JJ generosity_NN1 are_VBR unfounded_JJ it_PPH1 is_VBZ comforting_JJ to_TO see_VVI that_CST the_AT human_JJ tradition_NN1 of_IO self_NN1 criticism_NN1 continues_VVZ ._. 
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