"Some of us ask how much of our wealth we rich people ought to give to these poorest people. But that question wrongly assumes that our wealth is ours to give.

"Some of us ask how much of our wealth we rich people ought to give to these poorest people. But that question wrongly assumes that our wealth is ours to give. This wealth is legally ours. But these poorest people have much stronger moral claims to some of this wealth. We ought to transfer to these people, in ways that I mention in a note, at least ten per cent of what we earn." [1] [1] http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/1/3/14148208/derek-parfit-rip-obit http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/1/3/14148208/dere... Quote from conclusion of third volume of On What Matters