According to Timmerman,
A) we may be obligated to rescue the child in Drowning Child but are not morally obligated to donate all our expendable income to aid agencies.
B) we are obligated to rescue the child in Drowning Child and we are morally obligated to donate all our expendable income to aid agencies.
C) we are not obligated to rescue the child in Drowning Child and we are not morally obligated to donate all our expendable income to aid agencies.
D) we are not obligated to rescue the child in Drowning Child, but we are morally obligated to donate all our expendable income to aid agencies.

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Timmerman argues that while we may have a moral obligation to rescue a drowning child in our vicinity, we are not morally obligated to donate all of our expendable income to aid agencies. He believes that individuals have the right to choose how they allocate their resources and that it would be unreasonable to expect individuals to sacrifice all of their personal comforts in order to help others. However, he does suggest that individuals should still donate a portion of their income to aid agencies, as long as it does not negatively impact their own well-being.