Do you think the rich have a moral obligation to give to the poor?

Answer 1

Andrew Carnegie, the great industrialist once said that the Rich are the "Keepers of the wealth" and they bear great responsibility in making sure that everyone benefits from that wealth..

He viewed his wealth as a stewardship, where he had the responsibility to better everyone's life to (through job creation etc.) justify his having it so good..

Answer 2

Altruism, by its nature, is in no way obligatory.

Instead of looking at charity in terms of moral obligation, it should be seen in terms of cause and effect.

If most rich people give significant amounts of time and money to charitable causes, middle and lower classes will not harbor as intense feelings of resentment to those who have been privileged all their lives.

If charity is seen as a mere option and personal choice, and the public perception is that only a handful of the wealthy donate or volunteer to help the less fortunate, the consequence is that there will be a more pervading negative and cynical view of the rich.

Answer 3

Depends on how the rich got rich, and how the poor got poor.

Example: rich guy who got his money by working long and hard has no moral obligation to a homeless, lazy bum who'd rather panhandle than get a job.

Answer 4

No

I think the poor have an obligation to better themselves.

If anything the RICH should at least NOT stand in their way.

Answer 5

I don't think it's a moral question. The rich shouldn't feel obligated--they should want to do it.

Answer 6

No they just have an obligation to treat the poor as human beings and with the same respect they would treat anyone else.

Answer 7

I really have to say, no. What people lucky to have money do with it is really no one's business. Although I resent working my *** off for a bunch of assholes, and living paycheck to paycheck, more than you'll ever know, and it makes me mad, I still don't think rich people have such an obligation--moral or otherwise.

Answer 8

Well, if I were rich, I would want to help out lots of people, but I don't think anyone should feel obligated to do it if they don't want to. It's their money, they worked hard to earn it (except for those who inherited it), so they have a right to do whatever they want with it.

Answer 9

each and every physique has a ethical criminal accountability to help those much less fortunate. it incredibly is laid out in the two the previous and New Testaments of the Bible besides as different religious texts such by using fact the Quran. in spite of the indisputable fact that, the rich oftentimes have foundations which allocate in accordance to utility and board-assembly and oftentimes overlook approximately those maximum desparate and needy on the backside.

Answer 10

No. I think we poor have a moral obligation to make something of ourselves, to create a better life for our children, or admit we can not affort them and not have children.