Many people are asking "why?" Too often we take for granted why we should give to charity, so it's a valid question.
Some quotes below on why.
"The world is complex, and it can't be entirely fair from a what you contribute to what you get - it's very very uneven."
- Ben Horowitz (source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqI7fa04atc&t=106m0s see 1:46:00)
"I've worked in an economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on a battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thank-you notes from parents, but rewards those who can detect the mispricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions. In short, fate's distribution of long straws is wildly capricious."
- Warren Buffet (source: http://givingpledge.org/#warren_buffett)
Some quotes below on why.
"The world is complex, and it can't be entirely fair from a what you contribute to what you get - it's very very uneven." - Ben Horowitz (source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqI7fa04atc&t=106m0s see 1:46:00)
"I've worked in an economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on a battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thank-you notes from parents, but rewards those who can detect the mispricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions. In short, fate's distribution of long straws is wildly capricious." - Warren Buffet (source: http://givingpledge.org/#warren_buffett)