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>around 60% of rich-world respondents say they would be willing to give up 0.5% of their income if that were enough to end extreme poverty. If they really we
by anonym29 6mo ago
>around 60% of rich-world respondents say they would be willing to give up 0.5% of their income if that were enough to end extreme poverty.
If they really were, they already be doing it, and it would be a solved issue. For many folks, it's a lot easier to say 'yes' to a survey about whether you would give your own money to the poor than it is to actually give your own money the poor.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 6mo agoWhen it happens collectively e.g. through taxes, you get somewhat of a middle ground between the survey and giving your own money (directly and visibly). There seems to be some kind of international target of 0.7% of GNI (~GDP) for developmental aid already, which governments often don't meet fully but come close to (e.g. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03714/ https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03...), so the 0.5% would probably be viable in tax form.