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11 pages in length. The writer discusses the implications of poverty and refusal of life-sustaining treatment as they relate to Jewish law. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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beings precludes mans arrogant behavior toward those he deems unworthy, namely the homeless. Singer (2001) contends the United States holds sole responsibility to the alleviation of world poverty with
a middle-class family, for example, being restricted to an annual income that does not bypass the $30,000 mark; any and all moneys earned above that denominational point, according to Singer
(2001), belong in the hands of the worlds poor and underprivileged as a means by which to address the staggering level of global indigence. For example, the common occurrence
of buying new clothes, cars and televisions should be abandoned outright for its immorally over-the-top materialistic consumption, particularly when the money spent on such luxuries could be put to better
use by feeding the hungry or addressing other social problems (Singer, 2001). "One would think that to reach his dramatic conclusion--to live a morally decent life, households must eschew
all luxuries and donate that part of their income in excess of what is necessary for their bare necessities to the worlds poor--Singer would need to summon heavy logical and
moral artillery" (Berkowitz, 2000, p. 27). It is Singers (2001) implication that humanity has turned into a selfish, egotistical and myopic entity;
no longer are people more concerned with others than they are with themselves. The ethicist contends how this move away from benevolence has caused considerable harm to mans reputation,
as well as to the manner in which people interact. Further support for Singers (2001) concern is how there does not appear to be any signs of significant change
to this gross lack of social responsibility; therefore, it is safe to assume that mankind will continue down the road of self-centeredness while world poverty perpetuates itself into the new
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