Financial Crisis

16.3 What do dead Iraqis have in common with hungry people?

16.3 What do dead Iraqis have in common with hungry people?

Stocks, profits, GDP – these are the numbers that matter in society. Poverty, hunger, homelessness are things that are not measured or managed. Although billionaire Ray Dalio has raised the alarm about the rate of poverty – none of the societal institutions are treating hunger or poverty like the crisis that it is. For example, in the wake of the Financial Crisis, billions were poured into the economy to help the banks. There is no similar response to address hunger.