mhoye: 'Whenever I hear about M*sk losing 200 billion dollars I remind myself that there are people in the world who could simply end global hunger outright, on a whim, people who would be revered as our highest saints until the end of human history, who just decide they can't be bothered to do that, and that's why we need a wealth tax.'

Discovered: Jan 31, 2023 18:07 mhoye: “Whenever I hear about M*sk losing 200 billion dollars I remind myself that there are people in the world who could simply end global hunger outright, on a whim, people who would be revered as our highest saints until the end of human history, who just decide they can’t be bothered to do that, and that’s why we need a wealth tax.” - Mastodon <– “Achievable and Affordable” <– Amen! –> From the study, Ending Hunger:What would it cost? David Laborde, Livia Bizikova, Tess Lallemant and Carin Smaller–> QUOTE: The world has committed to ending hunger by 2030. Meeting that goal would mark a monumental turning point in human history. Our model has made clear that with improved targeting, this goal is both achievable and affordable. We found that it will cost on average an extra USD 11 billion per year of public spending from now to 2030. USD 4 billion of the additional spending needs to come from donors. The remaining USD 7 billion will come from the targeted countries themselves.