People are the real wealth of nations

we are all kings in comparison to those who are lesser blessed. an American who has little, is a lord among many. over three billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. thats Almost half the world. at my work i make $10.00 a hour. and yet i still bitch at how much money they take out in taxis. people need to understand how lucky they are just to drive a car every day. to eat, take showers, and have the means to raise a healthy family.

Around the world, some 26,500 children die every day.
That is equivalent to:

* 1 child dying every 3 seconds
* 18 children dying every minute
* A 2004 Asian Tsunami occurring every week
* Almost 10 million children dying every year
* Some 60 million children dying between 2000 and 2006

The killers are poverty, hunger, easily preventable diseases and illnesses, and other related causes. In spite of the scale of this daily/ongoing catastrophe, it rarely manages to achieve, much less sustain, prime-time, headline coverage. why is this?

i do not understand how someone can make more money then three billion people. and still think they are the ones that have it bad. 13% of the united states population are immigrants. thats approximately 38 million people that are living in the U.S. in search for a better life.

while at the city dump i starting talking to a man that worked there. this man was Mexican and spoke very little English. he was pulling nails out of an old truck tire. and he could not have been more happy to be doing so. he had lived in the U.S. for 3 years. his family still lived in Mexico. he would send them $250.00 a month. and would only see them once a year. although he missed his family, he was thankful. because of his sacrifice his family could thrive.



"Human development is about much more than the rise or fall of national incomes. It is about creating an environment in which people can develop their full potential and lead productive, creative lives in accord with their needs and interests. People are the real wealth of nations. Development is thus about expanding the choices people have to lead lives that they value. And it is thus about much more than economic growth, which is only a means—if a very important one—of enlarging people’s choices".

— What is Human Development?, Human Development Reports, United Nations Development Program