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People should give every penny above what is needed for the most basic essentials of life to charity. (well intentioned bait)

• oh_sigh 12y ago
  Do you do that? What percentage of your income do you donate to charity per year?
  • nsxwolf 12y ago
    I don't. I give an embarrassingly small percentage of my income to charity each year. I am ashamed of this - I'm mostly living paycheck to paycheck, trying to raise a family, fund a retirement and save a good chunk of cash for emergencies - but would like to eventually be more generous. I don't really think people should give every surplus penny to charity, but it's an interesting perspective. I don't know if there's really a "correct" amount people should give.
• dfxm12 12y ago
  Why donate to a only to a charity? Why focus on giving money? -Some charities spend money on so much overhead, you're better off throwing money (or buying meals to throw) at the homeless yourself. -If you pay taxes, countless government programs help the needy. -If you are handy at computer repair, maybe you'll be more useful refurbishing computers to give to underprivileged people rather than giving money to them. This goes if you have any professional skill. Your effort might be more valuable than your money. -Maybe you should invest some of that money now so you have even more money later to donate. Bonus if you invest in yourself becoming a social worker or some other professional in order to do pro bono work for those in need. -Maybe you should invest in ideas that do more or something different than a charity can. If your money can fund the development of something that wipes out a disease, or transports food/medicine/electricity to remote areas, for example. Some of this is long term vs short term stuff. But there's more to helping those in need than donating money to charity.