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
In his article The Singer Solution to World Poverty, Peter Singer offers solution to World poverty and outlines a protocol to follow when giving to Charity, and emphasizes that money spent “on luxuries, not necessities, should be given away.” ( ) Researchers continue to argue about the moral obligation, and how much can be donated to help the less fortunate. In her article Aid Organizations Should Not Compete for Assistance Dollars, Saundra Schimmelpfenning acknowledges this by writing, “Charitable
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