I do believe that a privileged person has some responsibility to give back, but not in the ridiculous amount Singer is suggesting.
I think Singer does not touch on a very important point that I definitely believe in, the idea of not just giving your money, donating your time. Donating your time can be just as beneficial if not more so than just giving money, and if you are not willing to give so much money to an organization but want to still feel good about yourself morally, donating time is perfect. A person should not feel bad about themselves if they don´t want to give up all of their luxuries, it´s an interesting, but way to extreme of a proposal.
I totally agree with your point about donating your time. Singer seems to think that money is the only thing that matters in helping people, but never talks about the volunteers that are actually going out and providing care for those in need.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree Maya. I like the point you raised about donating your time. I also think it is very important to donate, but not to a point that effects you in a detrimental way. There are other ways to give back. For example, like you said, volunteering. I think this a very important point that Singer does not mention.
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