Because people have a natural tendency to give when they have plenty. A poor person can spare little, a comfortably off person can spare more. If you really w

Because people have a natural tendency to give when they have plenty. A poor person can spare little, a comfortably off person can spare more. If you really want to increase the charitable givings of a population, decreasing wealth disparity and making more people feel comfortable about their finances (ie. redistributing wealth), is a pragmatic way to do it. The more I have, the more I give. The more the general population has, the more they will give. Everyone ultimately has to focus on themselves in hard times. Want to increase charitable givings? Make it easy to be charitable.