“Every dollar you don't give to the poorest person alive is a moral failing”
Agree
- All human life has equal inherent value
- Geographic luck doesn't justify hoarding resources
- Utilitarian math demands maximum good from money
- Can't justify luxuries when others lack necessities
Disagree
- Impossible to live by that standard realistically
- You have zero obligation to strangers
- Taking care of yourself first isn't selfish
- Aid often makes poverty worse not better
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