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Would eradicating hunger worldwide cost about 30 billion US dollars a year? [duplicate]
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Can we end poverty for $US175 billion per year?
I have come across this claim several times.
The Money required to eradicate hunger for everyone in the world has ...
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Was there ever a cannibalistic butcher/meat pie/restaurant… shop?
Has there ever been a real case of Sweeney Todd's (without the musical of course)?
As it seems a really non cost effective way of running a shop, similar stories pop up in few different cultures (as ...
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Is it cheaper to eat fast food?
I sometimes see claims that poor people become obese and develop "lifestyle diseases" (heart disease, diabetes, etc) because they cannot afford healthy food and are forced to eat fast food.
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Are food deserts a real phenomenon?
According to Wikipedia, a food desert is a low income area where people there cannot access high quality or nutritional food, due to either a lack of transportation or a lack of real grocery stores.
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Organic food is worse for the environment because it requires more land than non-organic food
I've heard that organic crops and husbandry are worse for the environment than non-organic equivalents because in the absence of pesticides and fertilizers much more land is required for an organic ...
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Is global economic production sufficient to feed, clothe and educate everyone?
Is there enough food produced annually to provide a subsistence diet for the entire population of Earth? (Bonus points for data involving shelter, clothing or education.)
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