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
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