"The annual cost of providing a basic education for all children in peripheral countries would be around $6 billion, which is lessthan the annual sales of cosmetics in the United States."
"Providing water and sanitation for everyone in peripheral countries is estimated at $9 billion peryear, which is less than Europeans' annual expenditure on ice cream."
"Providing water and sanitation for everyone in peripheral countries is estimated at $9 billion peryear, which is less than Europeans' annual expenditure on ice cream."
posted by Kitri at 1:09 PM
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I'm sitting in a coffeeshop sucking down a cappuchino...I wonder what the annual expenditure by Americans is on gormet coffee drinks...I have a feeling it might be up there with cosmetics and ice cream.
wow...an interesting way to look at it
in the words of my roomate as i read this loud to her:
we need to stop be'n a fucking materialistic country in shit.
well said.
Katy.. I can feel your rage!
This reminds me of something I did back home where I would send a mere Php 40.00 which is about less than a dollar a week to this organization so that ONE kid can go to school.
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