Have you had a cup of coffee today? Or maybe you went to buy that new shirt for the summer? Your money could be used for a better cause. Of the 7.15 billion people on Earth today, about 2.4 billion live on less than two dollars a day, and 1.4 billion people live on less than $1.25 a day. More than eight hundred people go to bed hungry and more than a million people do not have access to drinking water. The astonishing statistic is that more than eighteen thousand children die every day from preventable diseases. Children die from a multitude of causes such as diarrhea, malaria, malnutrition and disease. (Abbate, Global Poverty, 2014) Each of these problems could be avoided with the money you spent on yourself for this non-essential item. Most people don't seem to do this because of the "out of sight, out of mind" principle. Because we never see how our aid actually helps people around the world, individuals are less likely to help. In his article "The Singer Solution to Global Poverty" (Landau, 2012), Peter Singer makes a unique argument in that he believes that we are no different from a murderer because we had the capacity to stop and didn't. We have the ability to give away what we waste essentially to maximize the happiness of others and reduce global poverty. There are many charities that can take what little money we have or have to give and distribute it to help large numbers of people around the world. In this article, I argue that we should donate as much money as possible to relief and aid organizations in order to reduce global poverty, because it is our duty to maximize the happiness around us. In his article, Singer makes an excellent argument that arises from Act utilitarianism. Singer...... middle of paper ......ns. Overall, global poverty is a problem without a clear answer. Every day, millions of people die and go to bed hungry, while millions more spend money on non-essential items. If everyone can share some form of monetary donation to relief organizations, we can maximize the happiness of the world's poor, and hopefully eradicate global poverty. Works CitedAbbate, Cheryl. “Global poverty”. Philosophy 2310. Marquette University. David A Straz Jr. Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. April 23, 2014. Lecture/PowerPointAbbate, Cheryl. "Utilitarianism." Philosophy 2310. Marquette University. David A Straz Jr. Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. March 3, 2014. Lecture/PowerPointLandau, Russ. “The Singer Solution to Global Poverty By: Peter Singer.” The ethical life: fundamental readings in ethics and moral problems. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. 229-236. Print.