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To: jttmab who wrote (210722)12/17/2006 3:27:39 PM
From: steve harris  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 281500
 
Today, more than 1 billion people in the world are chronically starving and malnurished. By contrast, the United States throws away 100 billion tons of food a year.

another elitist viewpoint: "it's all our fault"



To: jttmab who wrote (210722)12/17/2006 3:42:58 PM
From: Noel de Leon  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 281500
 
"By contrast, the United States throws away 100 billion tons of food a year."

That's a bit under a ton per person per day. Hard to believe. Where is your source? I threw away 400 grams of chopped beef the other day because I didn't use it fast enough and it may have turned bad. That's a rare occasion.


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