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> [We citizens of the affluent countries tend to discuss our obligations toward the distant needy mainly in terms of donations and transfers, assistance and redistribution: How much of our wealth, if any, should we give away to the hungry abroad?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/we-citizens-of-the-affluent-countries-tend-to-discuss-our-obligations/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

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## More by Thomas Pogge

> [I think that many citizens understand how our system works, or rather, fails to work, for structural reasons. But who has the capacity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/i-think-that-many-citizens-understand-how-our-system-works-or-rather/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [The massive corruption common in so many developing countries would be quite impossible if Western countries did not provide convenient opportunities to ship ill-gotten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/the-massive-corruption-common-in-so-many-developing-countries-would/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [What we should do is require or at least permit innovators to license their green innovations free of charge in exchange for public payments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/what-we-should-do-is-require-or-at-least-permit-innovators-to-license/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [You can get an ice-cold Coke for around fifty cents in most developing countries, not just in the major population centers, but at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/you-can-get-an-ice-cold-coke-for-around-fifty-cents-in-most/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [I think one big improvement would be if we somehow made it cheaper and easier for developing countries to learn from the sad experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/i-think-one-big-improvement-would-be-if-we-somehow-made-it-cheaper/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [Purchasing power parities are not a reasonable method for comparing households across countries or currencies. The reason for this is simply that PPPs are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/purchasing-power-parities-are-not-a-reasonable-method-for-comparing/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [The extremely low respect Congress enjoys among the population indicates that the citizens understand broadly what's going on. But the lack of a realistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/the-extremely-low-respect-congress-enjoys-among-the-population/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [One citizen, or a few, may be powerless if all the rest are determined to benefit from the imposition of unjust supranational rules. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/one-citizen-or-a-few-may-be-powerless-if-all-the-rest-are-determined/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [Severe poverty is getting better by some measures, but it's also becoming ever more scandalous because it is now so easily avoidable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/severe-poverty-is-getting-better-by-some-measures-but-it-s-also/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [To improve global health, it's not enough just to have a really good new product and to obtain marketing approval. You still need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/to-improve-global-health-it-s-not-enough-just-to-have-a-really-good/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [We have the ability now to arrange global economic institutions so that poverty declines to a fraction of what it is now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/we-have-the-ability-now-to-arrange-global-economic-institutions-so/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [Dictatorial regimes often manage to keep themselves in power because they are recognized by foreigners as representing the state and its people, and therefore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/dictatorial-regimes-often-manage-to-keep-themselves-in-power-because/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [Drafts of domestic legislation must be published, debated and publicly voted on, which gives ample opportunities to civil society organizations and ordinary citizens to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/drafts-of-domestic-legislation-must-be-published-debated-and-publicly/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [In the United States there are only two exceptions: banks have to report deposits they suspect to be related to either terrorism or drug…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/in-the-united-states-there-are-only-two-exceptions-banks-have-to/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

> [Large companies are very good at solving extremely complex problems in a globally optimal way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pogge/large-companies-are-very-good-at-solving-extremely-complex-problems/)

[Thomas Pogge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pogge/)

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