★ Bono on economic priorities
2008 September 25
“It’s extraordinary to me that the United States can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can’t find $25 billion dollars to saved 25,000 children who die every day from preventable diseases.”
- Bono
Source: Prospect.org
Fuller source: Reuters
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Yeah…I don't think anyone has "found" that money yet. They may just have to print it. Or ask each one of us taxpayers for a check.
But Bono may want to check his math. $25 billion for 25,000 children works out to $1 million per child. Can I get in on that action?
Yeah, I suppose that he's using some pastoral license in his numbers – the most recent G8 pledge was for $25Bn but the target audience is a lot more than 25,000 children. The G8 goal was to double aid to Africa by "developed" countries by 2010.
Actually, the numbers are right – 25,000 who die per day.
actually some aid organisations say that it is more like 35,000 people under 18 die everyday in developing countries….