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Category Archives: Greed
How much is enough? Are there no limits?
There were the two big questions which David Suzuki led with when he spoke at the Sydney Opera House last night. Thanks to my dear friend Virginia for taking me along. It was a talk called ‘Legacy’ based on the … Continue reading
Posted in David Suzuki, Environment, Greed
Tagged David Suzuki, Hans Rosling, Sydney Opera House
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What is charity?
When I mention what I am doing through the 10 City Bridge Run to many people, often the response is “are you doing that for charity?” We have corrupted and confused the meaning of the word charity by have too … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Greed, Philanthropy
Tagged Charity, Philanthropy, Social enterprise
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Irony in Fighting Poverty: Welcome to the consumerist age
My friend Armen made an interesting reflection the other day during a conversation. Like much of what he says, I needed to give it a day or two to think it over. Hear me out, but I think there might … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Fundraising, Greed
Tagged Consumerist age, Irony in Fighting Poverty, Spiritual needs
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The Big Divide- Rich and Poor
The Sydney Morning Herald reported a story titled The big divide: the super rich versus struggle street. I thought it was worth looking at this further from a perspective of extreme poverty. Is there any correlation? Is this part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Extreme poverty, Greed
Tagged Extreme poverty, Financial crisis of 2007–2010, Poverty
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How much money is enough?…Outrageous and all out of proportion?
A lot has been written about the dispersement and efficacy of aid given towards addressing situations of extreme poverty. Some argue for it from a pragmatic analysis, like Jeffrey Sachs in his book The End of Poverty. Some argue for … Continue reading
Posted in Aid, Below the line, Greed
Tagged Dambisa Moyo, Jeffrey Sachs, Peter Singer
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