In “Famine, Affluence, and Morality”, in Reason and Responsibility, Singer makes an argument that we ought to give our money to help save the starving. I will argue that both a utilitarian and a Kantian points of view can be validly concluded the same way Singer concludes his argument. I will also explain that even both thoughts of mind agree I still don’t follow Singers argument. Singer argues that, “if it is in our …showed first 75 words of 1020 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1020 total…be a better place. It sounds a lot like communism to me. Since in communism everyone is equal, there is no incentive to work hard, because even if you do nothing you will be equal with everyone else. And it would not be for the greater good of the world if no one had any incentive to create and invent new ideas. So in conclusion, I would not give my excess money to the needy.