Singer Solution Essay

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Peter Singer believes the solution to world poverty is in the hands of the average American family, and it is as simple as donating surplus money to charities, instead of “wasting” said money on luxury items. As it turns out, saving the world is not as easy as he claims it to be, and money isn’t the only way to save lives. Singer's solutions seem quite straightforward, yet in his essay, “The Singer Solution,” he leaves many questions unanswered, leaving us to wonder if his suggestions were to take action, what would become of our economy, and the others surrounding it. As much as the world may love the new iPhone, it is not a key essential to survival, though some may argue, we can live without the latest technology. Stores like Apple, or Best Buy are some of the biggest suppliers of the technology we use daily, whether it be phones, iPods or TVs. Peter Singer believes that it is immoral to use money on non-essential items like these, instead of donating to charity. The problem with this is that if everyone stopped buying items from Apple or Best Buy, they would quickly begin to go out of business. Technology is not the only luxury item though, according to Singer, this also includes “Going out to nice restaurants, buying new clothes,....., vacationing at beach resorts-” (Singer). Our economy is based on consumer production and if the population discontinued their use of places like these, our entire economy would go down the drain, probably taking other countries down with us. Most of America’s products are not made within the States. If the demand to make more products for our country falls in other countries, their economy will crumble as much as ours will. Sure, it is good to occasionally help out a charity and donate some money, and yes, iPhones are not needed to survive, but our economy will collapse if consumer production ends, leading us to be the ones in

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