Your koan for today . . .

Why do 1.5 billion people have no access to clean water?
Why do 1.3 billion people live on an income of less than $1.00 a day?
Why do 1 billion people live in substandard housing?
Why do 40,000 children die of malnutrition every day? 

When

The three richest people on earth are worth more than the 48 poorest nations;
50 billion dollars a year well spent would eradicate poverty;
The United States spends $500 billion dollars a year on defense . . .