karl@dartvax.UUCP (S. Delage.) (08/17/84)
A few days ago someone in net.abortion [I apologize for losing the reference] mentioned something about trading convenience for ``morality'', and gave examples like not donating money to some relief organisation, but rather living a little better yourself. This certainly seems true -- virtually everyone does live like that. I quote Donald Wollheim, who was quoting an anonymous book: ``The money required to provide adequate food, water, education, health, and housing for everyone in the world has been estimated at $17 billion a year. It is a huge sum of money ... about as much as the world spends on arms every two weeks. ... Perhaps the figures are a bit exaggerated.'' Maybe it would take six months. dartvax!karl karl@dartmouth