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In a 2006 article â€Å"What Should Millionaires give and what should you?† for The New York Times Paul Singer a world renowned philanthropist and political activist explores what a millionaire should donate and what others should be giving. Singer starts out by asking a question one would thing is relevantly easy to answer. What is a human life worth. Singer believes that without missing a beat most would reply that a human life is very valuable upwards of millions a dollar. While most people like to believe that they put a high value in real life do our actions support this? Singer argues that they do not. Bill Gates was shocked to discover that millions of children each year die from treatable diseases. If vaccines are available for†¦show more content†¦The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations has made it their mission to ensure that people have access to life saving vaccinations. The GAVI has saved over 1 million lives. Singer progressively starts asking deeper and deeper questions. Such as why are these people donating. Are they doing it? Some have even suggested that Gates philanthropy was a result of a lack of trust in Microsoft. Do they genuinely care or is it a strategic business move to increase public opinion of them. Do they deserve praise for their actions or criticism for not doing more? Thomas Hobbes a 17th century English philosopher argues that all acts of charity are done for our own interest. He believed that we don’t help others to help them we do it to feel better about ourselves. Immanuel Kant would argue that â€Å"an act has more worth only if it is done out of a sense of duty†. He believed that if you did something because you enjoyed doing it, it had no moral worth. He believed that â€Å"you are responsible for your obedience to the demand of duty†. 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