It's a puzzle

 

It sometimes puzzles me why we have so many charities in the UK.Avoiding the heart-rending appeals during tv advert breaks has become almostimpossible without a lot of channel flicking. There are charities to whom Idonate a couple of times a year, but I do not sign up to give money weekly ormonthly.

In 2023 168,850 charities were registered in England and Wales. The averageamount which people give to charity per month was 27 British pounds, comparedwith 24 pounds in 2019/20.

Those most likely to give are women, and the most charitableage group were those between 65 and 74. What also puzzles me is why people areso against increased tax in this country. If they are prepared to give all thismoney to charities, why not give via income tax? Perhaps it is a matter ofchoice, but it seems to me that extra pennies given by the taxable populationwould be far more efficient method than randomly selecting a charity. I supposesuch a move would mean many charity workers would lose their jobs, but then,when I donate to charity I hate to think of my money going to support some veryhighly paid Chief Executive of whichever charity, just as I also hate to thinkof those rich folk who pay almost no tax because they deal through off-shoreaccounts and the like. And then there are the workers who come here and sendthe bulk of their income “back home” where it does no one in this country anygood at all.

There is a lot that needs sorting out in this country.