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So where are you donating for aid to victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake/tsunami disaster? I chose "Doctors Without Borders". I prefer non-religious based charities. I also don't like the charities which have high bureaucracy costs. Sometimes bigger isn't better.
I found it difficult choosing precisely how much money to give them. I finally decided on 1 week's wage, a relatively paltry amount when you think about it. Peter Singer, the Australian philosopher, argues that we in the affluent countries ought to be giving much more, as much as whatever is left over after necessities. If I did that then I could probably afford to donate like 15 weeks of wages, or perhaps even more. I mean, what is really a necessity?
Whether or not you agree with Singer, the amount we do actually donate every year (not just for disaster relief, but to global charity programs in general) is shamefully low. If we all donated a paltry amount like a week's or a day's wage, then it would certainly make a huge difference. For now, though, I urge you to donate something for the tsunami emergency. Here's a useful link:
https://www.charity.org/news/indian_ocean.php
I found it difficult choosing precisely how much money to give them. I finally decided on 1 week's wage, a relatively paltry amount when you think about it. Peter Singer, the Australian philosopher, argues that we in the affluent countries ought to be giving much more, as much as whatever is left over after necessities. If I did that then I could probably afford to donate like 15 weeks of wages, or perhaps even more. I mean, what is really a necessity?
Whether or not you agree with Singer, the amount we do actually donate every year (not just for disaster relief, but to global charity programs in general) is shamefully low. If we all donated a paltry amount like a week's or a day's wage, then it would certainly make a huge difference. For now, though, I urge you to donate something for the tsunami emergency. Here's a useful link:
https://www.charity.org/news/indian_ocean.php
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