Exam 19: Global Economic Justice

Suppose you adopt a libertarian theory of justice,and the government decides to raise taxes to pay for universal health care.You will likely ________ these new taxes.

Imagine that Congress is debating a bill that would increase the amount of taxpayer money the United States spends on fighting hunger and poverty in developing countries.You oppose the bill because you are a staunch:

Suppose you strongly believe you have no duty to help the poor and hungry of the world,that you are not obligated to share your resources with those less fortunate.Your view would be consistent with:

Peter Singer asserts that our moral duty applies to needy people regardless of:

A Kantian theorist would reject Peter Singer's argument because:

The key premise in Peter Singer's argument for aiding the world's needy is:

The failure of rich nations to aid the world's poorest countries would be considered ________ by Peter Singer.

According to Peter Singer's theory,we (the affluent)ought to give to the needy until we reach the level of marginal utility-which means that in giving the appropriate amount,we would reduce ourselves to very near the material circumstances of:

Garrett Hardin uses the lifeboat metaphor to suggest that:

Suppose rich countries responded to the food crisis in Kenya according to Garrett Hardin's recommendations.Rich countries would:

Suppose you are asked by the local hospital to donate one of your kidneys to save the life of a stranger.Are you obligated to give away your kidney for a good cause? John Arthur says NO because:

Suppose your friend is a strong believer in individual liberties and negative rights,and she often complains about the government's establishment of positive rights.It sounds like she may be a(n):

Garrett Hardin argues that:

The moral issue of whether we have a duty to help the poor and hungry of the world is compelling mainly because the:

The richest 1 percent of people in the world own about ________ percent of the world's wealth.

A person's right that obligates others NOT to interfere with that person's obtaining something is known as a:

Critics of Peter Singer's view admit that we do have an obligation to aid distant people but,they say,we also have a duty to help:

Robert Nozick and John Hospers believe that people have a right NOT to be interfered with and to do whatever they want with their own property as long as they do not violate the liberty rights of others.This line is clearly:

A person's claim or entitlement to something,a moral demand that obligates others to act accordingly,is referred to as a:

The morality of persons getting what is fair or what is their due is known as: