Braulio Sanchez 5118986 Singer’s Unrealistic Solution In the New York Times article, “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” Peter Singer tries to persuade his audience to donate a huge chunk of their annual earnings to charities that assist those children that are impoverished overseas. Singer does this by proposing almost insane, unrealistic ideas, such as donating more than half of their income and only living off of necessities. This, of course, is preposterous because as humans we want to have luxury items such as expensive TVs and fancy cars so we can enjoy our leisure time. When looking at this article its ineffectiveness becomes clear; this article in its entirety is a giant appeal to the readers’ emotions with not enough logical or reasonable arguments to support his argument. Although Singer has strong ethos because of his status as a philosopher, his essay is ineffective due to his misuse of two certain scenarios in order to persuade people to donate by making them feel guilty & relies far too much on pathos to persuade his audience rather than focusing on logos and ethos.
However, one factor that should be taken into consideration is the millions of dollars in government assistance that parents not receiving child support are forced to rely on. Fear is a very strong motivator, and, knowing they will have consequences to face, could make non-custodial parents much more likely to take care of their responsibilities. In many cases, receiving child support would give these struggling parents the economic boost they need to get on their feet and of public assistance. Child support usually increases a family’s income 17% - 30% which could greatly improve their standard of living. I truly feel this is worth
In the article “The Singer Solution to World Poverty”, Peter Singer is trying to convince the people of America to donate a large portion of their income to help prevent world hunger. He recommends they save the money they would have typically spent on extra or luxury goods, as they are not a necessity to life, and give it to a charity that aids in helping to end world starvation such as UNICEF or Oxfam America. Although Singer’s proposition sounds like a good idea in theory, I don’t believe it is a practical way that this issued can be solved. It would be very hard to find someone who is willing to give a large sum of their earned income to aid people so far away. Singer attempts to appeal to your inner moral being by comparing his idea to two different situations.
A Letter to the Editor It is Walter Cuffey's opinion that providing free housing and healthcare naturally would diminish people's desire to work for the government and pay their taxes, which in the long run would lead the country to bankruptcy. This contradicts Congressman Jesse Jackson Junior's opinion who believes it simply would create millions of jobs in the housing and health care industries and because of that generate a greater economic prosperity. I do not believe that the free housing Jackson mentions is meant to be expensive and luxurious. However, by free housing I imagine, he in point of fact means shelter, so that no-one in America have to live on the street. Once you have got a roof over your head, a solid base to return to,
John soon finds out before attempting suicide that Michael has a donor and they will give him the transplant. This story is incredibly inspiring with an upbeat ending of John and his healthy family. However, John displayed several actions that were extremely unethical. The article “Why the United States is Not Number One in Health Care” is relevant because of the lack of health care to the nation. Over a million people in America would have better health if they had free health care, therefore the United States would be ranked higher in
Is Tolerance Too Much How much do you think 28.8 billion dollars a year would help our nation’s hurting economy? Better yet what about 257 billion? Well that is just how much money was wired out of the United States in Mexico (the smaller number) and Latin America as a whole (larger number). Imagine the boost that could give our nation! The teachers that would keep their jobs or the police officers that would not get laid off due to budget cut backs.
Scholarly Activity I Wal-Mart John I. Miles IV MBA 6601 October 14, 2012 Professor Yvonne Balbin Abstract Ranked number three in the retail market Wal-Mart has enjoyed much success with overseas profits raves Global 500. The goal of saving people money has always been Wal-Mart’s intention but profits are suffering in today’s American economy. Wal-Mart was founded on the goal and philosophy of providing the lowest price to its consumers however, legal and political environments of certain countries may dictate an organizations way of thinking in terms of investments, operating modes, risks, and resources contends Daniels, Radenbaugh, & Sullivan, (2011). This paper will discuss the company’s global issues, market and legal systems,
President Obama has given 54,000,000 Americans coverage for preventive services free of cost; 32,500,000 Americans who will not have to pay co pays for many preventive services; 3,600,000 seniors who saved $2.1 billion on prescribed drugs; 3,100,000 more young adults that have health insurance under their parents plan and 50,000 uninsured people with pre-existing conditions have gained coverage. President Obama’s health wants to get rid of Obama’s health care which would up costs. He also just wants to give insurance or healthcare to people who already had existing coverage. This shows that Gov. Mitt Romney does not care for the welfare of all Americans like President Obama.
In an article by the New York Times titled, “A Great Nation If You’re Born Rich” author Miles Clark talks as if he were to come from poor parents in America and says: “If my parents lived in the U.S I would have a 1 in 5 chance of being stuck in the bottom 10% of the earnings distribution”(Clark). Clark clearly illustrates that an individual's parents’ money will most likely determine your money in the future. Money And class really is everything in America. Now, when immigrants from foreign
The plans, while looking to save money overall, will cause an increase in taxes of citizens (Obama Care). The acts looks to cover millions of Americans who are uninsured. The United State Census reported that in 2013 about 13.4% of Americans are uninsured (Resnikoff). With these citizens insured, it could save most out of pocket costs. With citizens being insured, it could help with the medicalization