first off i would like to emphasize the point made in the article "live free and starve." the author Chitra Divakaruni started off by explaining what was going on in other countries as far as labor is concerned. she then told the reader of the bill in progress to stop child labor in foreign countries. up to this point the reader is probably nodding their head in agreement. but Divakaruni does something very interesting at this point of turning the tables and continues on describing the negative effect this bill would have. Divakaruni states in her article of how, without the extra money brought in by the children, most poor families would not be able to support themselves. i completely agree with the point she makes here. (but i in no way support child labor)
on a different, though slightly connected, topic is the author Peter Singer with his article "The Singer Solution to World Poverty." In this article Singer explains how, if everyone gave their share to the poor, then there would be no more poverty in the world. For this article i must disagree with Mr. Singer. his main argument is that of, "An american household with an income of 50,000 dollars a year usually spends 30,000 on necessities. ...donations to the poor should be close to 20,000 dollars a year" this is the point i do not agree on. if a family has 20,000 dollars to spend throughout the year then they should have the freedom to do what the choose with it and perhaps make their living standards higher. opposed to living in the same conditions and not having any savings to fall back on in emergencies. though his plan has good intentions, it needs some minor details and adjustments.
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