Thomas Pogge is a moral cosmopolitan author, meaning he supports the dominant view of global justice. This concept promotes equality and respect, while suggesting that every individual holds the same amount of worth. Pogge states that human rights are essential for liberal societies, and believes we have a moral responsibility to care about every citizen of the world, therefore he believes we have responsibilities to the world’s poor. In order to care for the world’s poor, Pogge suggests putting into place a global resource tax. In this suggestion, nations would continue to own and control natural resources on their land, but they must pay a tax on the appropriation and use of it’s resources. The tax collected would then be distributed to
