Is this immoral?

[do_ron_ron]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...champagne--needed-12-staff-help-serve-it.html

I think it is. Sure it's his money, but with 22,000 children dying each day due to poverty it's pretty messed up, wouldn't you agree?

I think the line

Charles Shaker, a British entrepreneur and adviser to the ultra wealthy

says it all. He was using it to impress and hopefully get business.

As for spending money while people starve, you could say that about most purchases in the modern world. You spent £X on a new computer system, camcorder(add your own example), that money could have given food to X number of starving people. Reversing the growing inequality of income distribution will do far more good.

 

[peter_hutson]

Fair enough, my apologies for the confusion.

It looks like we actually agree on quite a bit. I think we unknowingly have been having two different discussions with each other. My apologies too for contributing to that.

Besides, personal donations will only serve so much - changing political & social attitudes will do far more to further personal ethical goals than living at a level lower than I advocate for the people who's lives I believe should be improved..

I believe changing the political system is the key. As long as powerful - read wealthy - individuals are able to apply disproportionate influence over the political system, economic rewards will also be biased. Infact I would probably add any pressure group that is able to dominate the political process, for example Unions - historically anyway and banking - today.

 

[Mr-White]

I think it is. Sure it's his money, but with 22,000 children dying each day due to poverty it's pretty messed up, wouldn't you agree?

Na it was awesome, you should have been there

MW

 

[cjgardens]

That money did go to the poor. Who do you think picks the grapes?