(목동김상철토플전문학원) 고3 김혜빈 독립형 WT The more spare money people have, the more they should give away to charity

[Haebin Kim]

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.