So many people are interested in amassing wealth without giving a dime to the less privilege around them, yet they will still be among the first to criticize the government in its failure to eradicate hunger and poverty in the country. You should also know that the duty of eradicating poverty must not be left to the government alone. You must also contribute your quota.
If you have worked to be wealthy or lucky to be one, you should see it as a social responsibility to help the less privileged people in the society. If I may ask, do you feel comfortable driving past several beggars on the street when you have billions of money in your account that you or your entire family may not be able to exhaust in the next 100 years?
Think about this seriously. With the so much money in the world, poverty can greatly be reduced if not totally eradicated.
All that is necessary is the distribution of this wealth.
There is enough to go round.
Note:
You must not necessarily give physical cash or money directly in order to help the poor or the less privileged. You can set up an empowerment scheme where they could be empowered or work to earn a living for themselves. It is like teaching them how to fish instead of offering them the fish directly to eat. I guess it is best that way.
I think the best way to eliminate poverty is to help them with their knowledge or support them. Because only giving them money will only help them a day or a few days if we help them a job they will live a few more years. This is just my personal opinion
As what Gabali126 said, we should teach the poor on how to fish instead of giving them the fish that we caught. The main point of it is that they will only live for a day because you just gave them a fish but if you teach them how to fish they will live for a long time and not just one day.
So, education is the most important key for a success of a person and their dedication on how to learn.