Because, in many religions, this is what God, or the prophets or whatever, told them to do. In the Bible, I am a Christian so I believe this strongly, Jesus always tells his followers to help those who are less fortunate, to help the poor. This is why it is very important to many religious people to support the sick and those less fortunate than ourselves.
philanthropy?
Carnegie's idea that the wealthy should use their wealth to benefit society was known as the "Gospel of Wealth." He believed that those who were fortunate enough to acquire wealth had a responsibility to support philanthropic causes for the betterment of society.
Well, it depends. If you are well off and are able to help those less fortunate, you definitely should. Just think, if it were you on the other side, would you want some help? However, if you do not have the ability to really help the person, then you at least think about it.
i doesnt help the less fortunate. No taxes help them.
Andrew Carnegie was the first industrialist to advocate the gospel of wealth. He believed that the wealthy had a responsibility to use their wealth to benefit society and help those less fortunate. Carnegie promoted the idea that the rich should engage in philanthropy and contribute to the welfare of the public.
i would give it to those less fortunate people,,so that i can help them in that way,,i believe that
Yes we should, we have enough here and we should do all we can do help those less fortunate than ourselves.
Probably the reason most people do, because they want to help those who are less fortunate than themselves.
She felt the way she did because she was a very compassionate lady, and wished to help those less fortunate than herself.
because they wanted to help those who aren't as fortunate as us
Yes! We're like everyone else. We love helping people and giving to those less fortunate. We are good friends to have around and are always willing to help.