Do you think billionaires should give their wealth to charity?

@BohemianBoo I'm afraid you shouldnt hold your breath because it won't happen. The more people have, the more they want. Naturally, I can't speak about America, but I do know in Britain, billionaires and millionaires squirrel away their fortunes in off shore tax havens and hedge funds. Instead of asking the super rich to consider a few more pounds to help out, Britain has had a policy of austeritystarting in 2008 with a "Labour" government, then leapt on with vampire-like relish by tories. Public sector jobs and services were the main targets for this austerity. In 2010, the national debt was £0.75trillion. The most recent figure that was allowed to be released , earlier this year was £3 trillion. Many , including myself, believe this figure is less than it actually is, but even [b]if[/b] true...[c=359E00]where has the money gone which was withdrawn from the public sector services and jobs?[/c] And stll, the austerity message is still being pushed by our so called leaders and ministers.

@jackieash Oh, of course. I have no delusions that the entire upper-class is going to start donating money to socialist causes.
But there are a few good rich people and they help more when they focus on systemic issues, not just giving to charity.