The Solution to World Poverty

Peter Stringer

who is the author

the Brazilian Film Central Station

what does he talk about

dora a retired high school teacher who writes letters for illitertate people has the chance to pocket $1,000 by selling a homeless 9 year ild boy to organ

what happens in central station

condemn her than go back to their more comfortable home than her apartment

what does he say people would do at the end of the movie if dora did not save him

1 third

how much of the average family income is spent on things that are no more necessary to them

Peter Zunger

who wrote Living High and Letting Die

$200

how much in donations does zunger calculate can bring a malnoruished 2 year old to a healthy 6 year old

UNICEF Oxfam America

where can people donate to

Bob and the Bugatti

whats one of the storys in living high and letting die

only bob can save that kid whereas there are other people out there who can save the other kids so why does it have to be a certain person

diff between bob and other people who choose not to donate

only when the sacrifices become very significant indeed would most people be prepared to say that Bob does nothing wrong when he decides not to throw the switch

When it comes to praising or blaming people for what they do, we tend to use a standard that is relative to some conception of normal behavior. Comfortably off Americans who give, say, 10 percent of their income to overseas aid organizations are so far ahead of most of their equally comfortable fellow citizens that I wouldn't go out of my way to chastise them for not doing more. Nevertheless, they should be doing much more, and they are in no position to criticize Bob for failing to make the much greater sacrifice of his Bugatti.

of $50,000 spends around $30,000 annually on necessities, according to the Conference Board, a nonprofit economic research organization. Therefore, for a household bringing in $50,000 a year, donations to help the world's poor should be as close as possible to $20,000. The $30,000 required for necessities holds for higher incomes as well. So a household making $100,000 could cut a yearly check for $70,000. Again, the formula is simple: whatever money you're spending on luxuries, not necessities, should be given away.

utilitarian

what kind of philospher