I love the guy in the picture (donating in Canberra). He's looking straight at the camera, as though to say, "No big deal. Come on down and donate."
Thank you for seeing the ethical issue. It's like a vampire society...the rich live off the poor. Don't they do that enough, already?
I didn't know Australians were so charitable. Kudos for that.
We like it to think of ourselves as much. Our nation myths are, in part, about mateship and supporting the underdog. Unless, of course, we don't see them as 'one of us' - Aboriginal, Asian, Indian or whatever group we see as invading.