Global problems like poverty are extremely complex. There is no simple and clear answer. I have spoken out against American politics, the political system, the financial collapse of markets, and a myriad of other things, but sometimes there comes a time when we the people need to divert our attention from our world and focus on TEA World.

This day, TODAY, is one of those moments. Let our voices come together and speak a lot about our world, our real world and its children. It is by raising our voices, united, that we will be heard and the world will be forced to listen.

Some facts and curiosities about 2008:

Poverty and hunger run rampant in our world as we witness a monumental loss of $ 1.8 TRILLION in a single day on the stock market. Our government has bailed out the banking industry with $ 700 BILLION in taxes and is looking for more, as AIG executives and their “best salespeople” catch on. World governments now own parts of the banking industry, effectively nationalizing the financial system, and taxpayers around the world have allowed their governments to use BILLIONS of dollars, pounds, euros, and other currencies to wage war in the Middle East.

My point? We still live in a world where nearly half of its population, more than three billion people, live on less than $ 2.50 a day and more than 26,500 children die every day. Daily. All year. The killers of our children, the children of our world, are poverty, hunger, and easily preventable disease and illness. What will you do today to help prevent this?

Sir, can I have a penny? Do not respond with the standard “you cannot solve the problem by throwing money away …” well, we know that it is complex and that the problems have very deep roots. But maybe that penny isn’t in hard currency, maybe it’s ten cents of your time. A time when it is worth talking to someone else about the problem. What if everyone was talking about this at exactly the same time? Maybe your dime is worth millions. Take a break. Talk to someone. You were given a voice for a reason, use it.

Poverty Facts – These are not talking points, not opinions, FACTS. Simple facts, hard, cold and so real. When you read my opening and look at all the money we’ve been chasing in less than 2 months, the FACT is that we are a wasteful, money-focused global society that preys on those who have the least and forgets those who can’t talk. with the same volume and intensity that we can. We want our BMWs, Mercedes, and our 4000+ square foot homes. We want gratification and satisfaction now and we don’t care what it costs. We like to think that what we do doesn’t impact anyone else. Continue this approach to our world and we could end up paying with more of our money.

26,500 children die every day at a staggering rate of one child every three seconds, more than 10 million children die each year. One of those children could have been the scientist who cures cancer, saves a nation, makes the impossible possible. One of those children could have been a friend. Each of those children were human companions attempting to inhabit the planet upon which we have been given the administration. Ask yourself: Am I a good steward of children? Take a break. Talk to someone. You were given a voice for a reason, use it. Statistics: At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $ 10 a day.

All over the world. 2.2 million children die each year because they are not vaccinated, while the United States spends 8 BILLION dollars a year on cosmetics, blush, lipstick, eyeliner, etc. every year. European countries and the United States together spend $ 12 billion a year on perfumes. It would take 9 billion to provide water and sanitation for ALL.

The list goes on. The world; USA, Europe, Japan and the rest spend enough on Perfume 4, Pet Food 4, Cigarettes 4 and Cosmetics 4 to provide Basic Education, Water and Sanitation and Basic Health and Nutrition to the WORLD and still have 3 BILLION left . Talk Talk! Talk to someone. You have been given a voice for a reason, use it today.

You can help by contacting UNICEF, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent, your local Red Cross chapter, OXFAM, and other global organizations dedicated to eliminating poverty and meeting the basic human needs of the world’s populations. Play Robin Hood – donate, let your voice be heard.

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