Americans, and American conservatives, and some of the most generous and giving people on earth.
We do, however, or at least I know I do, sometimes get a bit cynical and "compassion fatigued" because of the great numbers of people who seem to be living off of the rest of us, including taking advantage of charity to provide Christmas gifts and food for their own families while they spend their own money on themselves.
People who put things on layaway are attempting to provide for their families themselves and not depending on someone else to do it for them.
Conservatives are more generous than liberals, but they don’t get the credit. Even most conservatives probably think liberals are the more generous ones, based on media perceptions that they follow without challenge.