The gap between the rich and the poor in the world has always been a wide one. There has always been a universe of difference between the way the wealthy experience life and the way the poor do. Perhaps the gap between the two has never been wider in history than it is now. Consider some modern facts about the rich and the poor:
- Over 1 billion people in the world do not have enough food currently to eat. That is larger than the population of the U.S. and Europe combined.
- 65% of the world's hungry live in only seven countries. India, China, Congo, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Ethiopia.
- The world's billionaires have assets that exceed the combined incomes of 45% of the world's population while over a billion poor people are forced to survive on less than one dollar a day.
- Every year 15 million children around the world die from malnutrition.
- For the price of one missile a school full of children could be provided with enough food to eat for 5 years.
The gap between the rich and the poor in the world has always been a wide one. There has always been a universe of difference between the way the wealthy experience life and the way the poor do. Perhaps the gap between the two has never been wider in history than it is now. Consider some modern facts about the rich and the poor:
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