--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" 
> <shempmcgurk@> 
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> 
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" 
> > > <shempmcgurk@> 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" 
<sparaig@> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" 
> > > > > <shempmcgurk@> 
> > > > > > > [...]
> > > > > > > > I love everything he says here.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > But why, then, does he come up with silly poverty 
> > programs 
> > > > like 
> > > > > > the 
> > > > > > > > $10 trillion organic food growing scheme?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Am I missing something?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > IT's not allthat silly, unless you thinkthat the $10 
> > trillion 
> > > > has 
> > > > > > to be 
> > > > > > > obtained overnight.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > $10 trillion is apparently the estimated cost to 
> implement 
> > > the 
> > > > > > program 
> > > > > > > globally in such a way as to eliminate the problem of 
> > > poverty. 
> > > > > > That's 
> > > > > > > all.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Spare Egg, $10 trillion is the silliest thing in the 
world.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Do you have any idea how much that is?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > It's as silly as the guy in my high school that ran for 
> > Student 
> > > > > > Council president who promised, if elected, that there 
will 
> > be 
> > > > beer 
> > > > > > dispensed in every water fountain in the school.
> > > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > > > It doesn't matter ifthe figure is an unrealistic goal. in 
> > fact, 
> > > it 
> > > > > sounds like a reasonable assessment of the cost of 
> > accomplishing 
> > > > the 
> > > > > stated goal.
> > > > >
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > No, it doesn't.  You need to shore up on both your math 
skills 
> > and 
> > > > GDP figures.
> > > >
> > > 
> > > So how much would YOU consider to be a reasonable assessment 
of 
> > the 
> > > coast of eliminating "poverty" in the world (defined by having 
a 
> > > lifestyle that provides enough comfort to allow at least SOME 
> time 
> > to 
> > > devote to self-actualizing activities, including TM, and 
playing 
> > > guitar/etc)?
> > >
> > 
> > Jeffrey Sachs says it is about 150 billion a year for the next 
10-
> 15 
> > years.
> >
> 
> To bring everyone's income in the world up tot he equivalent of 
lower 
> middle class??????
>

No, to eradicate poverty.

I don't think Sachs includes time to play one's guitar.







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