[Vision2020] Economist Rankings of the World's Greatest

Tue Jun 3 17:19:32 PDT 2008

Hanny writes:

  "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."

  The US does provide for the food needs of its citizens. How many people do you know that have died for lack of food availability?

  People die in this country because of lack of medical care, if anything. That is because the government blocks the free markets driving costs up beyond what most people can afford.

  Best Regards,

  Donovan

"g. crabtree" <jampot at roadrunner.com> wrote:
  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" 
To: "Donovan Arnold" ; "Ralph Nielsen" 
; "Vision 2020" 
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 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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