There is a moral necessity today for the richer countries of the world to help the poorer countries develop in terms of feeding the population, education and health care. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

The world today is often divided into two categories, more developed and less developed

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division is significant in terms of health, wealth and education. To minimise

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gap, it is argued that richer

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are morally responsible to support the less wealthy. I, personally, feel that

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prosperous

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are obligated and expected to contribute to the development of

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with weaker economies. To address

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argument, the history of

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wealthy

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is relevant. Many

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are former colonies,

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the wealthy

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had a historical impact on the less wealthy.

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, richer

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’ economies were dependent on the currently less developed

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for their rich status.

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, even today

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wealthy

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contribute to

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wealth inequality by exploiting the inhabitants of less developed

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, giving workers lower wages than people within their own

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dependence on poorer

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and the influence that the richer

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have had on the imbalance, it can be concluded that richer

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are indeed morally obliged to help the less wealthy

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. Opposing

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is the view that each country is in charge of

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own inhabitants and that

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they need to provide health, education and basic necessities for themselves.

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, simply providing these three services would not lead to closing the wealth gap. It would rather be helpful to invest sustainably in poorer

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and help them create their own systems, allowing these

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to be self-sufficient. In conclusion,

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there is a moral necessity for wealthy

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to aid the poorer ones, simply providing basic necessities is not sufficient. A more sustainable idea would be to teach

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to plan and provide for themselves by giving economic incentives.