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Free Essay Submitted by bignerds on 06/28/2008 08:11 PM
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Poverty And Ethics
Poverty in the United States has long been a social, political, and human rights issue. Few people would say that it is not our moral duty, as social human beings to take care of those less fortunate than ourselves, to the best of our ability. I say ¡°few¡± because there are some people out there who believe that we have no moral obligation to do anything outside of ourselves. These types of people have what is called a ¡°libertarian¡± viewpoint. There is really no specific definition of ¡°libertarian¡±, but it is associates ¡°justice with liberty and¡¦liberty itself with the absence of interference by other persons.¡± In relation to the matter at hand, specifically poverty in America, libertarians are against taxing the affluent or forcing people to aid the starving and poor.
One of the most influential libertarians of our time is Professor Robert Nozik. His theory of justice begins with the premise that all people have ¡°Lockean rights¡±, which require that we refrain from interfering with others. Other than this we have no obligation to do anything positive for anyone else, and likewise, they have no obligation towards us. These rights are natural or inalienable because all humans have them and they do not come from any social or political institutions. These rights forbid us from interfering with a person¡¯s liberty even if it would promote some general good, or prevent another¡¯s rights from being violated. Overall, the general idea is that people have the liberty to live a life free from intervention of others, and can lead their life however they so choose. In addition, he says that if a person acquired their fortune or possessions without harming, defrauding, or violating the rights of any others, then it is morally permissible to use those things however one wishes. This includes wasting, willing, or endowing the possessions to someone else. Even though many people are dying from starvation and...
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