There goes civilisation...

They do share the wealth. Most of the big investment banks have donation-matching programs, where the company will match the charity donations made by any of their employees, up to a certain amount per year. At my last company, it was £3000... if I'd donated £3000 to charity, that company would've matched it.

Because of that, I was able to raise £6000 in sponsorship for a London to Barcelona cycle ride, the money went to a children's medical research charity. Loads of people donated £20-50, and a good number of people put in £100-£300. And I'm not the only person who goes around collecting sponsorship for this sort of thing either.

Perhaps because everybody's always telling them what bastards they are...

Bless them. They still donate (in relation to take home income) less than the average man or woman on the clapham omnibus. And corporate giving is still a neat tax option.