Moral Obligation

Moral Obligation
There are numerous instances in life when ethics plays a major role in the decisions we make as humans. These instances of ethical decision making mostly occur when conclusions are reached that directly effect people. The United States is the most powerful country in the world and is involved with many issues of third world countries. These less fortunate countries depend on the U.S. support to help them with their problems. Peter Singer and John Arthur have their own notions concerning how the wealthy and prosperous people of America should morally act to these dilemmas. Their arguments evolve around the issue of whether prosperous citizens should suppress their luxuries in life, and sacrifice them for the basic human needs of people in less fortunate situations. I will use supporting arguments from Arthur’s perspective to reason that when working hard for your own riches you should have the choice for what impact they will have on others.
In the beginni...