A star-studded lineup of billionaires including George Lucas and Bill Gates recently pledged to donate half of their fortunes to charity. But researchers at UC Berkeley are claiming that the poor and lower classes are inherently more charitable than their fat cat counterparts. Via NPR: “It’s really compassionate feelings that exist among the lower class that’s seen to provoke these higher levels of altruism and generosity toward other people.” Check out the article for an in-depth look at how psychologist Paul Piff came to his conclusions. Spoiler: It involves hypothetical credits!
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