I strongly disagree. Economic transactions are rarely zero-sum. If I spend $100, I expect to get something back for that. If I spend it on a charity, then I'm

I strongly disagree. Economic transactions are rarely zero-sum. If I spend $100, I expect to get something back for that. If I spend it on a charity, then I'm supporting something I value -- helping homeless veterans, supporting national parks, promoting gun safety education, whatever it may be -- then I'm benefitting. As long as I've got the rest taken care of -- food, shelter, internet, and the power bill for my gigantic neon sign of Freddie Mercury -- then practically speaking, that $100 was doing nothing in my pocket, and now, it's actively doing work on my behalf towards doing good in the world.