Peter Singer | What Should a Billionaire Give-And What Should

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Peter Singer | What Should a Billionaire Give-And What Should You?
Singer explores the ethical issues associated with philanthropy on a large scale, such as the billions of dollars donated by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, including questions raised concerning motive, obligation, and relation to government aid. He concludes with a hypothetical calculus of distribution for the wealthy to the poor that would more than solve the crisis of poverty among the world's poorest peoples.
-According to Pogge, there is a duty to ___________ the poor because the accumulation of wealth is at the expense of the poor.

• A) defraud
• B) compensate
• C) exploit
• D) deprive

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Definitions:

Pre-Announced Basis

A strategy or condition disclosed in advance, usually to provide stakeholders with time to prepare or adjust.

Misappropriation Of Assets

The unauthorized use or theft of a company's assets for personal gain.

Bonded

Refers to goods or entities that are secured by a bond or insurance to protect against default or mishandling.

Cash Equivalents

Short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and are subject to insignificant risk of changes in value.