Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute (www.earth-policy.org) put together the following very revealing cost comparisons, as part of his Plan B, budget. Published in the excellent quarterly journal Pop!ulation Press (www.populationpress.org).
Additional annual expenditures needed to meet social goals and restore the Earth.PLAN B BUDGET: Additional Annual Expenditures Needed to Meet Social Goals and Restore the Earth
Basic Social Goals | Goal Funding (billion dollars) |
|---|---|
Universal primary education | 10 |
Eradication of adult illiteracy | 4 |
School lunch programs | 3 |
Aid to women, infants | 4 |
Reproductive health & family planning | 21 |
Universal basic health care | 33 |
TOTAL | 75 |
Earth Restoration Goals | Goal Funding (billion dollars) |
Planting trees | 23 |
Protecting topsoil on cropland | 24 |
Restoring rangelands | 9 |
Restoring fisheries | 13 |
Stabilizing water tables | 10 |
Protecting biological diversity | 31 |
TOTAL | 110 |
GRAND TOTAL | 185 |
U.S. Military Budget | 661 |
Plan B budget as share of this | 28% |
World Military Budget | 1,522 |
Plan B budget as share of this | 12% |
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