In my experience, people who are truly compassionate rarely use the word "compassion." Those who do talk compassion generally intend to be compassionate with your money, not their own. It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that 'compassion'.
It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that "compassion."
What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.