[Vision2020] [Bulk] Re: Economist Rankings of the World's Greatest Challenges

[Paul Rumelhart]

I believe he's saying that it's a shame that the richest country in the 
world still has people who are poor enough that we need to feed them 
with food banks.  That would imply that the food banks are ok, he just 
wishes they weren't needed.

That's what I got out of it, anyway.

Paul

Donovan Arnold wrote:
> 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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