[Vision2020] Economist Rankings of the World's Greatest

Tue Jun 3 08:34:19 PDT 2008

Spoken like a man who can't come up with a coherent answer for a rather 
straight forward question.

"Just what mechanism for assistance do you envision that an "affluent and 
technologically advanced" nation might come up with that would be less 
shameful?"

Perhaps you simply were confused by my presentation. I'll try again.

Privately operated food banks efficiently provide a needed service. How do 
you think it could be done better?

g

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: <jampot at roadrunner.com>; <thansen at moscow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Economist Rankings of the World's Greatest

> You simply do not get it, do you, g?
>
> I could involve myself further into this debate, but why?
>
> My comments, as well as those comments by several other subscribers who
> simply wish to contribute, will be twisted and mangled until they no
> longer reflect their true intent.
>
> Enough said.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>> No matter how affluent a society is there will be people who, either due
>> to disability or disinclination, fail to make ends meet. The privately
>> organized food bank is a perfectly legitimate means of helping these
>> people out. Is it your contention that it would be better that the
>> government drive around in a large truck and deliver food to these
>> peoples doorstep, eliminating the need for them to ever have to step out
>> into the world? Just what mechanism for assistance do you envision that
>> an "affluent and technologically advanced" nation might come up with
>> that would be less shameful?
>>
>> g
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>> To: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>; "Ralph Nielsen"
>> <nielsen at uidaho.edu>; "Vision 2020" <Vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Economist Rankings of the World's Greatest
>>
>>
>> > Hint to to Arnie:  Ralph is NOT against food banks.  He appreciates
>> their
>> > availability.  He simply does not appreciate their necessity.  A
>> nation,
>> > and government, so affluent and technologically advanced as the Nifty
>> > Fifty (USA) should be able to provide to ALL of its citizens.
>> >
>> > Tom Hansen
>> > Moscow, Idaho
>> >
>> >
>> >> Ralph,
>> >>
>> >>   "And here in the USA, apparently the richest country in the world,
>> we
>> >> have to operate food banks to feed the poor. Shame on us."
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>   I am not understanding you. Why are you against Food Banks?
>> >>
>> >>   Best Regards,
>> >>
>> >>   Donovan
>> >>
>> >> Ralph Nielsen <nielsen at uidaho.edu> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> And here in the USA, apparently the richest country in the world, we
>> >> have to operate food banks to feed the poor. Shame on us.
>> >>
>> >> Ralph
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> [Vision2020] Economist Rankings of the World's Greatest Challenges
>> >>
>> >> Tom Trail ttrail at moscow.com
>> >> Mon Jun 2 09:44:06 PDT 2008
>> >>
>> >> >Visionaires:
>> >>
>> >> Economists recently met in Denmark and ranked the world's greatest
>> >> challenges.
>> >> Malnutrition and health problems dominated the top ratings.
>> >>
>> >> Tom Trail
>> >>
>> >> >How to save the world: the verdicts are in from the experts and our
>> >> readers
>> >>
>> >article4033472.ece>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/
>> >> article4033472.ece
>> >> >From Times Online
>> >> >May 30, 2008
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >article4033272.ece>Spending
>> >> >£30 billion
>> >> >
>> >> >Economists battle it out to rank possible
>> >> >solutions for the great challenges in global
>> >> >stability and security
>> >> >
>> >> >Copenhagen Consensus: the panel's verdict
>> >> >
>> >> >1 Micronutrient supplements for children (vitamin A and zinc)
>> >> Malnutrition
>> >> >2 The Doha development agenda Trade
>> >> >3 Micronutrient fortification (iron and salt iodization)
>> Malnutrition
>> >> >4 Expanded immunization coverage for children Diseases
>> >> >5 Biofortification Malnutrition
>> >> >6 Deworming and other nutrition programs at school Malnutrition &
>> >> Education
>> >> >7 Lowering the price of schooling Education
>> >> >8 Increase and improve girls' schooling Women
>> >> >9 Community-based nutrition promotion Malnutrition
>> >> >10 Provide support for women's reproductive role Women
>> >> >11 Heart attack acute management Diseases
>> >> >12 Malaria prevention and treatment Diseases
>> >> >13 Tuberculosis case finding and treatment Diseases
>> >> >14 R&D in low-carbon energy technologies Global Warming
>> >> >15 Bio-sand filters for household water treatment Water
>> >> >16 Rural water supply Water
>> >> >17 Conditional cash transfers Education
>> >> >18 Peace-keeping in post-conflict situations Conflicts
>> >> >19 HIV combination prevention Diseases
>> >> >20 Total sanitation campaign Water
>> >> >21 Improving surgical capacity at district hospital level Diseases
>> >> >22 Microfinance Women
>> >> >23 Improved stove intervention Air Pollution
>> >> >24 Large, multipurpose dam in Africa Water
>> >> >25 Inspection and maintenance of diesel vehicles Air Pollution
>> >> >26 Low sulfur diesel for urban road vehicles Air Pollution
>> >> >27 Diesel vehicle particulate control technology Air Pollution
>> >> >28 Tobacco tax Diseases
>> >> >29 R&D and mitigation Global Warming
>> >> >30 Mitigation only Global Warming
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
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