In his article, “Famine, Affluence, and Morality”, Peter Singer attempts to convince his …show more content…
If everyone has the same amount of resources and income, then there would be no competition in life or no desire to the desire to strive to reach further goals and accomplishments. Even though people may argue that an end to global poverty would be beneficial, there is also a slight possibility for it to have the opposite effect. If society would reach an end to global poverty, people may feel the urge to not go to work because resources will be provided to them by those who make a significantly higher income than they do. Therefore, if everyone who was struggling knew that they could receive some type of support to get by financially, they may choose to give up and just stop trying to make their lives