rich vs. poor

http://members.aol.com/wutsamada2/ethics/essays/treloar.htm

this is a site where i had read an article talking about rich and poor.
an a paragraph from this website...
"Compared to the estimated 1.2 billion people, worldwide living in poverty, those of us in developed countries experience a life of luxury. The things that we take for granted, such as cars, computers, microwaves, and televisions, are extravagant items that most people living in extreme economic poverty will never see. The gap between the affluent and the poverty-stricken is wide, and is getting even wider in many areas of the world. Are we morally obligated to help those less fortunate than ourselves? Should we merely go about our daily lives, forgetting about those on the other side of the world who are dying of malnutrition?"

i totally agree with. in society today we do take all these things for granted. like stated we are morally obligated but the question is how many people who are wealthy rich actaully take a step and help the less forunate. not many i can tell you that. that is one big problem with our society. and i can honestly say its to late to take any steps into fixing that, its to hard to change how our society is now. and its a shame.

dana