The Indictment Of An Economic Hitman...

Yet another post in hopes of opening your eyes:

Did you know that in the length of one class at school, 1200 children will die around the world? That's over half the population of my school gone...in one block. Want to know why? Because of the 6.5 Billion humans on this planet, 1 Billion of them live on less than $1 US a day...Let's attempt to put things into a better perspective. On January first, you receive $750 and that's it. No more income over the year, no aid...and you must live on that for one year. The majority of us would be out of money in less than two months...if that long.

Another disturbing fact. North Americans and Europeans together spent $17 Billion US on pet food in 2005. That's $4 Billion more than it would take to provide every single human on earth with basic needs and nutrition. It's that simple! This is not to say that you should go out and shoot your dog...but really. It's disgusting. Many people say things like "Well I worked for my money and I plan to keep it!". Well guess what? YOU CAN! We pay enough in taxes to help these people year after year, and we don't get hurt by that. You CAN help solve the problems, and still regale in your damn Hummers, your 54" Plasma TVs, and all the other material things that make you feel some semblance of happiness. I don't mean to make my readers feel guilty, and please don't dwell on this. I just want to make these things known. Because when you know, you can work to change things. Knowledge is the most important thing we can pass on. Not our genes, not our inheritance...knowledge. Pssst...Hey, pass it on.

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