How does singer deal with this apparent paradox

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Question: Singer claims that affluent people are morally required to give large amounts of money to famine relief. But if everyone were to give large amounts to famine relief, this would generate far more in contributions than necessary, and the results would be worse than if all were to give less. How does Singer deal with this apparent paradox? Do you find his response to be adequate?

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