I think we have been taught for far too long to value ourselves in the world in terms of what we can earn and accumulate... and so we end up in this eternal state of fear that we don't have enough. As long as we have that fear, we will try to "hoard" wealth. Hoarding is based in the fear that we inhabit a world of scarcity... and with the fear of scarcity, we end up with people who go without... aka poverty.

My wife and I are not far above the US federal "poverty level" income, and yet we feel like we have "enough." We have a pretty good life. It would be nice to face fewer "shutoff notices" from the utility companies, but we manage. Yet... very few people would "accept" living as we do... people seem to think they are owed trips to Bora-Bora and Jaguars to drive. Why? To what end?

Always in favor of participating in anything that's a "pay it forward" to those who have less...