Fishypancake
05-27-2008, 12:09 AM
The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism
The US exports 60% of the food it grows.
The US has bombed 42 counties since 1942. [info gathered in 03']
Half of the world's population lives off less than two dollers a day.
A janitor employed by carnival cruise lines makes less than $1.55 an hour.
75% of the world's pollution comes from 25% of the world's population.
An average european cow receives $2.20 a day from public subsidies and other aid.
Americans per capita give $33 a year for foreign aid, the third lowest of 22 donor countries. Denmark gives $326 per capita.
The literacy of adult Americans ranks 10th out of 17 industrialized nations.
In London, Ontario, it costs $61.25 to watch a weekend of "A man...A beast...An arena...A crowd. No scripts, No actors, Just Hardcore Jousters.Children only $16.25!
The United Nations budget is bigger than the Tokyo Fire Departments yearly cost.
If the world only had 100 people there would be 57 asians 21 europeans 14 from the western hemisphere 8 africans 52 females 30 whites 70 non-christians 11 homosexuals 6 americans possessing over half of all wealth 80 living in substandard housing 70 who can not read 50 malnutrutioned people 1 near death 1 near birth 1 with a college education and 1 with a computer.
24000 from hunger 6000 children from diarrhea 2700 children from measles 1400 women from childbirth 550 children from war 201 from drought; Daily deaths around the world.
In the US a women is raped every 6 minutes.
Coke takes up 10% of the worlds consumed liquids.
The US exports 60% of the food it grows.
The US has bombed 42 counties since 1942. [info gathered in 03']
Half of the world's population lives off less than two dollers a day.
A janitor employed by carnival cruise lines makes less than $1.55 an hour.
75% of the world's pollution comes from 25% of the world's population.
An average european cow receives $2.20 a day from public subsidies and other aid.
Americans per capita give $33 a year for foreign aid, the third lowest of 22 donor countries. Denmark gives $326 per capita.
The literacy of adult Americans ranks 10th out of 17 industrialized nations.
In London, Ontario, it costs $61.25 to watch a weekend of "A man...A beast...An arena...A crowd. No scripts, No actors, Just Hardcore Jousters.Children only $16.25!
The United Nations budget is bigger than the Tokyo Fire Departments yearly cost.
If the world only had 100 people there would be 57 asians 21 europeans 14 from the western hemisphere 8 africans 52 females 30 whites 70 non-christians 11 homosexuals 6 americans possessing over half of all wealth 80 living in substandard housing 70 who can not read 50 malnutrutioned people 1 near death 1 near birth 1 with a college education and 1 with a computer.
24000 from hunger 6000 children from diarrhea 2700 children from measles 1400 women from childbirth 550 children from war 201 from drought; Daily deaths around the world.
In the US a women is raped every 6 minutes.
Coke takes up 10% of the worlds consumed liquids.