alexa
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Do people who have greater power and wealth have a responsibility to others, in terms of a moral responsibility?
They are not forced to by Government and would not be forced to by Government which is what some people seem to think you have been imagining.
It certainly does not look good if people manage to make an enormous amount through the benefits of capitalism and then do not try to give some back.
For that reason most people like to have a big list of charities they give to indicating that they are extremely charitable, though the student who said he gave a $ a week possibly is more.
On another level of looking after the disadvantaged. It is necessary for societies to do this to some extent. Otherwise civil unrest will eventually break out, but....
I have been hearing this week that some parts of the United States are worse places to live than Gaza :shock:
Sounds to me like you have some serious problems.