the shelters. And there comes an article “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” from Peter Singer criticizing people who do not give cash donations to either charitable agencies or directly to the needy as immoral. In his writing, Singer states that the money people are spending luxuries should be donated to help sick children and low-income folks. In this paper, the author is going to argue that no one is obliged to financially support
else luxury as they see fit. Peter Singer, who is the author of “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” insists that every one of these wealthy Americans and all of the others, who have the means to do so, should be donating their surplus money to those in need. Considering that Singer is unable to force his readers to donate their money, he alternatively manipulates them by creating two hypothetical scenarios where he aims to not only support, but also find a solution to his argument. Furthermore, he
America is a country known the world over as one of the most affluent places to have ever existed. We are known to regularly purchase expensive frivolities: that humongous television, Mercedes-Benz’s, the list just goes on and on. In Peter Singer’s “The Singer Solution to World Poverty”, the argument is made against this affluence and for Americans to donate every possible cent to making the world a better place. To make this argument more poignant Singer presents a pair of analogies: “the Brazilian