A Week of Hunger »
Posted By berkeley 1 year, 4 months ago in NewsLarry Brown of the Harvard School of Public Health calculates that the total price tag of hunger to American society is about $90 billion a year. In contrast, Brown estimates it would only cost about $10 billion to $12 billion a year to "virtually end hunger in our nation."
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GWHayduke1 year, 4 months ago
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Great article berk.
It is disappointing when many people fail to assess the fundamantal treatment of problems as opposed to the cost of that same problem.
Here it is the equivalent of $70 billion in losses as a result of our failure to treat the issue.
Similarly, the cost of health care could be significantly reduced if handled effectively.
Non-treatment is often more costly than the cure.
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