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by aksss 1922 days ago
We can always do better, that's for sure. Charitable giving is massively high in the US as a percentage of GDP though[1]. Individual giving is the highest source of that money[2]. That's a testament to something good, I think. That more people could give more and don't is a failure at an individual level, but systemically the globe is reducing poverty on its current track.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_charitabl...

[2] https://givingusa.org/giving-usa-2020-charitable-giving-show...