Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against The Poor“

Garrett Hardin writes about saving the poor in his essay"Lifeboat Ethics:

The Case Against the Poor" found in The Blair Reader. Hardin writes about how

the rich countries are in the lifeboat and the poor countries are swimming in

the ocean. He also writes about how the United States helps other countries.

Hardin feels that if the government keeps helping other countries and letting

people in then America will also drown. "We must convince them if we wish to

save at least part of the world form environmental ruin"(page 765).

Why should I help the poor countries? Why should I let the immigrants in? I see

no reason for helping someone that is not an American. These non Americans are

taking my hard-working money that they did not earn.

I am tired of the United States of America giving my money to the poor countries.

The government is giving these people my money for which I worked hard. The

government does not ask for my permission to give these people my money. By

letting these people on our lifeboat the government is drowning us all. "If we

do let an extra 10 people in our lifeboat, we will have lost our 'safety

ering principle of critical importance" (page 757). I cannot

on non Americans, I might be living in a shack going through Dumpsters to get by,

the money. The only reason the government does not have the money is because

immigrants?"(page 764). Well yes, I am a descendant of immigrants and I

class is left struggling. The middle class people cannot move up. The middle

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