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I would particulrly like to hear from the 'Christians' on this one.
I've had a moment of clarity.
It's actually pretty fucking straightforward.
Military Spending
Country In Billion Dollars
United States 335.7
Japan 46.7
United Kingdom 36
France 33.6
China 31.1
Germany 27.7
Saudi Arabia 21.6
Italy 21.1
Iran 17.5
South Korea 13.5
From http://borgenproject.org/Cost_of_Ending_Poverty.html
How much it would cost to sort shit out?
• Eliminate Starvation and Malnutrition ($19 billion)
• Provide Shelter ($21 billion)
• Remove Landmines ($4 billion)
• Eliminate Nuclear Weapons ($7 billion)
• Refugee Relief ($5 billion)
• Eliminate Illiteracy ($5 billion)
• Provide Clean, Safe Water ($10 billion)
• Stabilize Population ($10.5 billion)
• Prevent Soil Erosion ($24 billion)
At the moment 33 000 kids die each DAY from starvation. The last possible excuse for the Iraq war is that Saddam killed 300 000 over a 15 yeqar period.
That's the equivalent of less than 2 weeks of poverty deaths.
So say the US reduces military spending by a third. It still leaves her with a military budget 5 times what anyone else has. We keep the shortfall in the US economy by converting a third of US forces into an anti poverty/shit army. These guys gain skills in more diverse areas than cleaning rifles and will find it easier to get jobs post service. Plus noone shoots at them.
Most of the money won't even leave the US economy because it can provide the food, water puification plants, teachers. blankets, houses etc.
Terrorism wiped out at a stroke because you're the good guys.
What would Jesus do?
Cheers!
I've had a moment of clarity.
It's actually pretty fucking straightforward.
Military Spending
Country In Billion Dollars
United States 335.7
Japan 46.7
United Kingdom 36
France 33.6
China 31.1
Germany 27.7
Saudi Arabia 21.6
Italy 21.1
Iran 17.5
South Korea 13.5
From http://borgenproject.org/Cost_of_Ending_Poverty.html
How much it would cost to sort shit out?
• Eliminate Starvation and Malnutrition ($19 billion)
• Provide Shelter ($21 billion)
• Remove Landmines ($4 billion)
• Eliminate Nuclear Weapons ($7 billion)
• Refugee Relief ($5 billion)
• Eliminate Illiteracy ($5 billion)
• Provide Clean, Safe Water ($10 billion)
• Stabilize Population ($10.5 billion)
• Prevent Soil Erosion ($24 billion)
At the moment 33 000 kids die each DAY from starvation. The last possible excuse for the Iraq war is that Saddam killed 300 000 over a 15 yeqar period.
That's the equivalent of less than 2 weeks of poverty deaths.
So say the US reduces military spending by a third. It still leaves her with a military budget 5 times what anyone else has. We keep the shortfall in the US economy by converting a third of US forces into an anti poverty/shit army. These guys gain skills in more diverse areas than cleaning rifles and will find it easier to get jobs post service. Plus noone shoots at them.
Most of the money won't even leave the US economy because it can provide the food, water puification plants, teachers. blankets, houses etc.
Terrorism wiped out at a stroke because you're the good guys.
What would Jesus do?
Cheers!
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