ABSTRACT
Peter Singer and Peter Unger, among others, argue that most people in the West should give most of their money away. This chapter shows their arguments do not succeed. Instead, common sense morality prevails: You should give something to charity. The more you have, the more you should give. But at a certain point you’ve done enough and have the prerogative to enjoy your life. Further, contrary to what Singer and Unger might think, charity has no track record of lifting countries out of poverty, but the very luxurious consumption they want to shut down has liberated hundreds of millions from poverty.
