Came across an article in the Huffington Post - — $30 billion per year is needed to end world hunger. — $737 billion per year is the amount Congress spends on Defense. --------------------------------------------------------------- My Questions,,,,,, Is helping the world’s poor is the right and moral thing to do? Does it benefit the business community to have a solution: public-private partnerships?. Should the business community work with the government to sustain agricultural development in poor countries to better tackle the problems that businesses face abroad in these under-developed and developing nations?. Would these funds really increase food supplies ? would these funds ensure that food prices are affordable- -Not questions that I can answer easily When I read what we spend on defense and what we spend on the problem of world hunger the numbers are mind boggling .Is The Huff Post (a rebel rousing publication for sure, a credible source Seriously thought for a Wednesday afternoon I know.,,but I had a big lunch (with no guilt)..and started thinking...
