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[–] CatsPajamas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Poor people give away a much higher percentage of their wealth than rich people.

[–] shane@feddit.nl 17 points 1 week ago

This seems plausible, so I searched and found this on the Wikipedia:

Various studies have examined who gives more to charity. A study in the United States found that as income decreases, charitable giving increases as a percentage of income. For instance, the poorest fifth of Americans donated 4.3% of their income, while the wealthiest fifth donated 2.1%. In absolute terms, this translated to an average donation of $453 from an average income of $10,531, compared to $3,326 from an income of $158,388.