+appalled+

I am appalled at our world.

It would cost $10 billion less to get Basic Education, water and sanitation, reproductive health for all women, and basic health and nutrition for ALL than the amount of money spent in Europe on cigarettes...

are you kidding me?

We HAVE to do something about this...

Global Priority	$U.S. Billions
Cosmetics in the United States	8
Ice cream in Europe	11
Perfumes in Europe and the United States	12
Pet foods in Europe and the United States	17
Business entertainment in Japan	35
Cigarettes in Europe	50
Alcoholic drinks in Europe	105
Narcotics drugs in the world	400
Military spending in the world	780

And compare that to what was estimated as additional costs to achieve universal access to basic social services in all developing countries:

Global Priority	$U.S. Billions
Basic education for all	6
Water and sanitation for all	9
Reproductive health for all women	12
Basic health and nutrition	13

^Source31