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  Guest Blog - A Crisis of Conscience

  So, basically, it would be enough money for 2-3 years.  What happens after than?  It's just magically all going to work out once these kids have had 2-3 years of education?  Not to mention the infrastructure that would need to be built up.  Please, don't get me wrong, I completely agree with you that it's insane to give bankers money for paper they printed themselves when there are children dying.  It's ridiculuous, and we should do MUCH more.  I volunteer in my community because that's where I do the most good. 
  
  However, I have a burning question: what would happen if poverty went away?  Are there enough jobs to sustain the entire planet, or is poverty at some level (deemed acceptable or not by our humanistic point of view) necessary?  I would love to live in a utopian world where everyone has food on the table and a chance to realise their dreams, but even $850 billion isn't going to make that happen in 100 years.  We, as a global people, have to change our values first.  It is human nature to serve one's self and family first - we are basically selfish animals first; humanitarians second.  Find a way to answer the question, "what's in it for me" for consumers around the world, and you will have made progress toward real change.