Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor? (Update)

Hey there, Steven Dubner. The episode you're about to hear is one that we originally made in 2017, but we have updated it and are replaying it now as part of a new campaign called Pods Fight Poverty, which is run by the charity Give Directly. Their goal is to, well, give directly. to families in poorer countries, which, according to the academic research on the topic, is a really good idea. If you are inspired to give, and I hope you are, go to gived directly.org slash freak radio.

We are joining a bunch of fellow podcasters here and the goal is to collectively raise $1 million, which will lift 700 families out of poverty. 700 hundred families. That's something to feel good about. Again, go to gived directly dot org slash freak radio to learn more about this cause.

Thanks for giving whatever you can and as always thanks for listening. What inspired this is um discussion that has come up in the last four or five years about the growing income disparity. The rich growing richer, the poorer poorer. That's Jim Andrioni.

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