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    The Singer Solution To World Poverty: Response

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    3 pages in length. The prevalence of global poverty has compelled some critics of capitalism to argue how the United States - a single nation whose resources are readily able to make a beneficial impact upon the problem's resolution - is morally and ethically responsible for providing as much relief toward indigence it does to war efforts. Ethicist Peter Singer, one of the most vocal of all who espouse this proposal, believes Americans are both wasteful and greedy, a duality that stifles any attempt toward the United States providing a viable solution for ending world poverty. However, while Singer's proposal may serve to chip away at the problem, it will by no means solve it; at the same time, it will thrust middle class America into an even worse economic tailspin than this particular sector is already experiencing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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    the problems resolution - is morally and ethically responsible for providing as much relief toward indigence it does to war efforts. Ethicist Peter Singer, one of the most vocal  of all who espouse this proposal, believes Americans are both wasteful and greedy, a duality that stifles any attempt toward the United States providing a viable solution for ending world  poverty. However, while Singers proposal may serve to chip away at the problem, it will by no means solve it; at the same time, it will thrust middle class  America into an even worse economic tailspin than this particular sector is already experiencing. If Singers proposal, found in the New York Times  Magazine article entitled "The Singer Solution To World Poverty," is ever carried out, it would be nothing short of economic suicide for the ever-struggling middle-class population, whose collective family income,  Singer claims, should not bypass the thirty thousand-dollar mark. Moreover, he asserts that any and all moneys earned above that point belong in the hands of the worlds poor  and underprivileged as a means by which to address the staggering level of global indigence. In essence, he is advocating a "rob Peter to pay Paul" agenda that will  thrust one global population into poverty under the guise of helping another out of poverty. Clearly, the extent to which Singers proposed solution to world poverty is biased against  an already struggling United States social class is both grand and far-reaching; that hardworking middle Americans can barely keep their collective heads above economic tides speaks to the absurdity of  the authors logic. "Given his reputation as a crafter of arguments, Singers recent debut in the Times magazine was a puzzling performance. One would think that to reach 

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