There’s also the consistency angle here. If I’m a well-to-do American who donates 10%, it seems wildly inconsistent for me to call on similarly situated people making $40K a year (much less those in extreme poverty!) to do the same. I don’t see a plausible model of shared sacrifice that would make those consistent.
I’m aware that GWWC has a flat 10% pledge, but as far as I know it was originated by middle-class people who didn’t specifically have people significantly less well off than they in mind. Whatever the relevant merits of a flat vs. graduated pledge, TLYCS has opted for the latter ~ and its recommendations will be viewed in that light. With a flat pledge ask, there’s at least some implied understanding that you’re making a moral claim under most, average, or ordinary circumstances.
That is not to necessarily endorse TYLCS’ very gently upsloping curve.
There’s also the consistency angle here. If I’m a well-to-do American who donates 10%, it seems wildly inconsistent for me to call on similarly situated people making $40K a year (much less those in extreme poverty!) to do the same. I don’t see a plausible model of shared sacrifice that would make those consistent.
I’m aware that GWWC has a flat 10% pledge, but as far as I know it was originated by middle-class people who didn’t specifically have people significantly less well off than they in mind. Whatever the relevant merits of a flat vs. graduated pledge, TLYCS has opted for the latter ~ and its recommendations will be viewed in that light. With a flat pledge ask, there’s at least some implied understanding that you’re making a moral claim under most, average, or ordinary circumstances.
That is not to necessarily endorse TYLCS’ very gently upsloping curve.