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[John V]

This answer still does not address the point I raised.

Your point was mostly just a bullshit excuse for not giving to the poor.

How, exactly, does donating all you earn/have assist in alleviating the suffering of the poor without dealing with the contextual issues that encompass those issues?

It buys the kids in that picture some food.

It seems like you've just placed an arbitrary level of what constitutes 'enough' to live on whilst assisting in combating 'suffering'. I see no working out. Please show your figures?

It's not arbitrary. You keep as much as you need to maximize the amount you can give away. For instance, many professionals would need to maintain a certain wardrobe in order to keep their jobs and continue giving to the poor.

1 dimensional thinking regarding poverty and the gaps that exist between the haves and have nots will serve only to exacerbate the issue.

You can think in as many dimensions as you like - but give up your pleasures to help out in the meantime if those people really mean anything to you. Damn, there's starving people in the world here and now and you guys just go on about the Amelikites, like you give a rat's ass about them.

There are much more productive ways to combat poverty and the issues it creates than simply throwing money and possessions at it and those that it affects.

Again, false dichotomy - utilize other ways as well, but if you care about those people, you'll feed them in the meantime.