“The Life You Can Save suggests people earning 40 to 80 k$/year donate just 1 %” by Vasco Grilo🔸

The views expressed here are my own, not those of my employers. Summary The Life You Can Save (TLYCS) suggests people earning 40 to 80 k$/year donate just 1 % of their net income, which I think is too low. Would it even be good if some people in extreme poverty wanted to sign the 🔸10% Pledge, and donated to the most cost-effective animal welfare interventions? Recommendations from The Life You Can Save TLYCS has a calculator to suggest the amount of annual donations based on the country of residence and annual pre-tax income. For people living in the United States earning: Less than 40 k$/year, they “recommend giving whatever you feel you can afford without undue hardship”. 40 to 80 k$/year, they “recommend” annual donations equal to 1 % of the annual pre-tax income. TLYCS also emphasises the idea of striving towards one's personal best in terms of [...] ---Outline:(00:14) Summary(00:39) Recommendations from The Life You Can Save(03:36) Donations of people in extreme poverty(05:51) Acknowledgements--- First published: August 21st, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/uaWF9ix9gdPkyApth/the-life-you-can-save-suggests-people-earning-40-to-80-kusd --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.