In an effort to induce conversation, I'd offer a penny for your thoughts ... probably one of those magic pennies from a recent post. Pick your answer or suggest a different one.
Many people in North America have relatively high levels of wealth in comparison to many other people groups in the world.
1) All people should aim to live within their means, regardless of relative wealth or poverty. Those with relative wealth should assist those in relative poverty.
2) Those with relative wealth should aim to live below or well-below their means. The relative wealth excess should be used to assist those living in relative poverty.
3) Relative wealth and relative poverty are just that: relative. There is no basis for a society to feel morally inclined to assist others based on perceived/actual/relative wealth/poverty indices.
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:: Posted by Jenn (June 13, 2007 2:10 PM)
In case no one else should comment, Wade brought up this post over lunch today. Without really thinking about it, I suggested that perhaps there should have been an option four (similar to option two): "All should aim to live within the means of their community." [define community as you will]