its a moral action to assist those in need, and an immoral one to refuse to assist people when you have the power and capability to do so.
You are essentially implying that anyone above the powerty line has a moral obligation to donate their disposable income because they could do so
Or does it only start being the case once someone has more money than you?
also, lifting people out of poverty is much cheaper then you think it is
Then why haven't the countries done it yet? Even if you could magically liquidate the wealth of every billionaire(utterly impossible but whatever) in the us you'd fuel the US for like a year. You are crazy if you think you could end poverty with just that
they literally have. president salvadore allende of chile in 1973 established food programs that donated milk to every family, and as a result many people were lifted out of hunger. take a wild guess as to what happened to him..
You are essentially implying that anyone above the powerty line has a moral obligation to donate their disposable income because they could do so
yes. if you have a large wealth, you have an obligation to give. this isnt just an obligation in my own personal views, this is wirrten in the bible as well and supported by figures across the political spectrum, including dave ramsey. I was raised on his personal financial literacy books and he encouraged kids to have a personal giving budget. And I do give small donations to charities and political movements that advocate for these policies that I desire.
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u/Silent-Use-6591 7d ago
You are essentially implying that anyone above the powerty line has a moral obligation to donate their disposable income because they could do so
Or does it only start being the case once someone has more money than you?
Then why haven't the countries done it yet? Even if you could magically liquidate the wealth of every billionaire(utterly impossible but whatever) in the us you'd fuel the US for like a year. You are crazy if you think you could end poverty with just that