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Is Every Life Worth Saving?
December 18, 2006
My friend Heidi sent me this article today. It is by Peter Singer and I was very pleased to read such a sound moral ethic from a leading athiest thinker. The insights made in this article are very challengeing, but also very frank. We can EASILY afford to virtually end extreme global poverty, and we don’t. He breaks down how much we could milk from the top 10% of U.S. households without denting their incomes too dramatically, and the number is shocking, especially when juxtaposed with how much it would cost to meet the millenium development goals, and halve global poverty.
give it a read, and let me know what you think.
Posted by filetaj on December 18, 2006 02:28 PM
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