> You could donate to a charity "fund" sort of like the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
So some sort of central fund for cancer research, where bureaucrats distribute funding to constituent organizations... Hmm where have I heard that before? ;)
> they feel they are already contributing a lot to benefit society via taxation.
So you _do_ admit it is benefitting society?
> So some sort of central fund for cancer research, where bureaucrats distribute funding to constituent organizations... Hmm where have I heard that before? ;)
That's like comparing social security to a personal retirement account.
One, you don't necessarily need to donate to different charities for every possible disease. You could donate to a charity "fund" sort of like the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
Two, I think most people don't donate a lot of money because they feel they are already contributing a lot to benefit society via taxation.