• absolute wealth - after taking care of needs ( food, shelter, clothing, health care, education) there is still money left over to spend on luxuries 
• if you can prevent something bad from happening without sacrificing something of comporable moral significance you ought to do so 
• acts / omisions  : is there a difference between acting and omitting to act 
• how much 
• individually
• marginal utility - the point of which if I were to give anymore to be as bad off as those Im trying to help 
• a theological fair share - I'm no more absolutely wealth than others 
• should my obligation be limited to some theological fair share 
• 200 million 
• 3 billion 
• 300 billion 
• If everyone who lives in absolute wealth were giving the amount any of us would be far less but not everyone is giving so you are beyond some theological fair share 
• societally - government obligation 
• un .7% gnp 
• .31-.30 great brittan franc etc. 
• .1% usa 
• societally - we live in a capatialistic consumer society i.e : our economy is predicated on consumption
• if we stop doing so, and instead give it - we could seriously damage the economy 
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