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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Funny that this old thread took a political turn. Back in the day, my mother would tell me to clean my plate because children were starving in Africa/India/China.  It was nonsensical because it wasn't as if eating everything would magically transport food to anyone who was hungry. Similarly, if someone with money didn't buy a crazy expensive car, no homeless person would suddenly have a place to live.  [/quote]

Um, if they have $200K they don't need that they can spend on a car,  they could instead donate all of that $200K, or 25% of that $200K, or even 5% of that $200K and still make a big difference for people in the world.  Unlike uneaten food scraps, you can actually do that with money.  I'm not saying that everyone who has lots of money should be giving away every last cent-- but let's be real, they could choose to use some of their "extra" to help others who are less well off, or they could just spend all of their "extra" on indulgences for themselves.  Let's not pretend that's not an actual choice people are making.  [/quote]

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