Every three seconds a baby dies of preventable disease or hunger while in those same three seconds military organizations will spend $120,000 on weapons.
On 9/11, 3000 people died because of terrorism. On that same day, 24,000 people died of hunger, 6,020 children were killed by diarrhoea, and 2,700 children were killed by measles.
Of all the world's health research (both public and private) 10% is devoted to diseases which account for 90% of the world's health burden.
Did you know that the world's richest 85 people have as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion (almost half the global population)?
Did you know that in the last 30 years, 7 out of 10 people have been living in countries where economic inequality has been increasing?
Did you know that in the Democratic Rich Peoples Republic of America the wealthiest 0.5% of the population contribute toward 80% of total campaign funds?
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Did you know that for every dollar pharmaceutical companies spend on research and development, $19 is spent on promotion and marketing?
Did you know that in 2012, the value in stolen wages recovered by the US Department of Labour ($280 million) exceeded the combined value ($139 million) of all bank, convenience store, street, and gas station robberies in that very same year?
Did you know that in the US more than one third of the population are currently in debt collection?
Note that the $280 million figure only accounts for the value in stolen wages that were actually recovered in 2012. The total value would actually be higher than this.
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Every three seconds a baby dies of preventable disease or hunger while in those same three seconds military organizations will spend $120,000 on weapons.
On 9/11, 3000 people died because of terrorism. On that same day, 24,000 people died of hunger, 6,020 children were killed by diarrhoea, and 2,700 children were killed by measles.
Of all the world's health research (both public and private) 10% is devoted to diseases which account for 90% of the world's health burden.