--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > > <shempmcgurk@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > > > > <shempmcgurk@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" > <sparaig@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "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. >
Maharishi's definitionof poverty is slightly different I think. ONe can manage to get enough to eat and not have any time/energy/inclination to progress in life. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
