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Personal sacrifice has really fallen by the wayside especially with the already wealthy. Altruism is probably not the solution though. The most charitable peopl

• wallace_f 8y ago
  If you've ever been poor or on the receiving end of cult of personality of bullying you really quickly realize in how short supply altruism is in the world.
• kbenson 8y ago
  > The most charitable people are those who can empathize with the poor I wonder. The most charitable, or most people that are charitable? According to this[1] (which references a paywalled report), middle-class Americans account for nearly two-thirds of charitable giving. That doesn't necessarily mean the rest is from upper class giving, but I think it's a fairly safe assumption (especially given some of the other points in the article). And if the rich are giving, it might be less of an empathy, and more of a sympathy (or even guilt). Then again, perhaps you meant the most charitable as in giving the largest percentage of their income. Or maybe of their disposable income, in which case, maybe the poor would actually be the most charitable in some areas. In any case, I think charitable giving is actually a fairly complex topic that might not be accurately summed up as easily as your comment implies. 1: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/America-s-Generosity-Divide/156175 https://www.philanthropy.com/article/America-s-Generosity-Di...
• pizzazzaro 8y ago
  The problem here? The only people who share with the poor are those who can relate. And that happens to be... the poor. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129068241 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129068...