The
more spare money people have, the more they should give away to charity
Over the past few decades, many companies
earning over 1million dollars annually have been known to give away their money
to charity. So, it has been argued whether people with more spare money should
give away to charity more. Some might argue that it is everyone’s free will to
give or not, while others might disagree with such statement. However, I am
thoroughly convinced that the more spare money people have, the more they
should give away to charity. Actually, I have a couple of reasons to support my
idea. I will explain and develop them in the next following paragraphs below.
First
of all, richer people should help charity more because they have the
responsibility to help the needy as citizens of society. Ethically speaking, we all have our own responsibilities to help others.
If we see someone get hurt on the street, we have the responsibility to help
him or her who is hurt. Likewise, people who have spare money automatically have
the responsibility to help the needy and the poor whether they like it or not…
Although some people might say that rich people has the freedom to do anything
they want with the spare money they have and shouldn’t be expected to help
others, a tax called, there is no such thing as a citizen who only has freedom
and no responsibility. For example, taxes that the government requires from the
rich are solid evidence that richer people must help others more. In the UK,
there are two types of taxes. One type of tax is called the ‘Progressive Tax’,
which is meant for individuals who have wealthy lives and spare money. The
other is called ‘Company Tax’ which is meant for rich companies with high
annual incomes and spare money. In a magazine, it was proven that a major part
of these two taxes go to charity. The cost
of the taxes that goes to charity is two times as higher than the taxes that go
to governmental uses. Since such taxes
are produced by rich people in society,
there is also a theory claiming that the rich have
the responsibility to give away to the needy. Therefore, it is believable that
richer people must help others more immensely.
Second
of all, people with spare money should give more to charity in order to make a
society with more prosperity and equality. There is
a proven theory that when one person gives to four, two of them give to eight and the eight give to thirty-two and
so on. This will not only maintain a prosperous society but also a healthy economy
because of the decreased gap between the poor and the rich. If the rich give
help to the poor, the poor will have better chances in getting educated, and
this will lead to more educated workers and lesser poor people in the future.
Although some people might say that the rich will not receive anything in
return when they give, people who gave to the receiver will be benefited from recognition and happiness. For
instance, I saw a documentary based on a true story. It was about a man who owned a very popular restaurant with many daily
customers. He was the main chef as well and made good Thailand traditional
food. However, he saw a very poor boy outside his restaurant, looking wistfully
at his served dishes. Feeling sympathy, he gave the poor boy money and enough
food for him and his family to eat. Not only did he feel happiness by helping
the boy, but he also got a good reputation from his customers who saw him
helping the poor. The boy later disappeared and many years passed, and the chef
suddenly became ill of his old age and needed brain surgery. He later closed
his shop, and his daughter had to struggle alone. However, after the success of
his surgery, he found out that the doctor that fixed his brain was the little
boy who he had helped. With the money, the boy was able to go to school and
become educated. The grown boy even paid for the man’s surgery, and he also shared
his wealth with the poor just like the chef did. Like this, the chef gave away
his money was able to help one person, and that one person became someone who
cures many others. If more people with spare money gave their money away to
charity, they will not only make a society of prosperity and equality but also a society of miracles.