Comments on: $456 Billion Meme. http://www.catscanman.net/blog/2007/05/456-billion-meme/ random noise, nebulous views & artifacts Thu, 17 May 2012 03:12:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Failure is the Key to Success - Test » Blog Archive » $456 Billion Meme http://www.catscanman.net/blog/2007/05/456-billion-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-29133 Failure is the Key to Success - Test » Blog Archive » $456 Billion Meme Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:37:33 +0000 http://www.catscanman.net/blog/?p=188#comment-29133 [...] A few days ago I was tagged by Vijay with the $456 Billion meme. This was started by Sam of Blog, MD who was inspired by the Boston Globe feature ‘What does $456 Billion buy‘. The original article suggested several US orientated possibilities but also quotes figures from the World Bank suggesting that $54 billion a year would eliminate starvation and malnutrition globally by 2015, while $30 billion would provide a year of primary education for every child on earth. Wow, that’s some serious issues that it would have funded. [...] [...] A few days ago I was tagged by Vijay with the $456 Billion meme. This was started by Sam of Blog, MD who was inspired by the Boston Globe feature ‘What does $456 Billion buy‘. The original article suggested several US orientated possibilities but also quotes figures from the World Bank suggesting that $54 billion a year would eliminate starvation and malnutrition globally by 2015, while $30 billion would provide a year of primary education for every child on earth. Wow, that’s some serious issues that it would have funded. [...]

]]> By: All Blogged Up: A Moof’s Tale / Meme’d Again … and Again … and … http://www.catscanman.net/blog/2007/05/456-billion-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-19199 All Blogged Up: A Moof’s Tale / Meme’d Again … and Again … and … Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:01:29 +0000 http://www.catscanman.net/blog/?p=188#comment-19199 [...] Back in May, our esteemed Vijay posted the following: $456 Billion Meme: This is twice in a row that someone else has tagged me ahead of the Arch-Tagger. Someone ought to tell her that she’s slipping. [...] [...] Back in May, our esteemed Vijay posted the following: $456 Billion Meme: This is twice in a row that someone else has tagged me ahead of the Arch-Tagger. Someone ought to tell her that she’s slipping. [...]

]]> By: Ian http://www.catscanman.net/blog/2007/05/456-billion-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-11494 Ian Fri, 18 May 2007 05:47:10 +0000 http://www.catscanman.net/blog/?p=188#comment-11494 Hi Vijay, I've finally got down to this and posted my input last night <a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.ijhedges.com/archives/2007/05/entry_356.php">http://blog.ijhedges.com/archives/2007/05/entry_356.php</a>. It definitely made me think. Thanks, Ian Hi Vijay,
I’ve finally got down to this and posted my input last night http://blog.ijhedges.com/archives/2007/05/entry_356.php.
It definitely made me think.
Thanks,
Ian

]]> By: jmb http://www.catscanman.net/blog/2007/05/456-billion-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-11308 jmb Thu, 17 May 2007 01:14:31 +0000 http://www.catscanman.net/blog/?p=188#comment-11308 Gosh Vijay, You have done really well with this tag, I am so intimidated by this huge amount I have been paralyzed and not taken up the challenge yet. I was thinking about Aids in Africa and malaria as well. I'd probably still have money left over. It does put it in perspective what an incredible amount of money has been spent on this ridiculous war. Gosh Vijay,
You have done really well with this tag, I am so intimidated by this huge amount I have been paralyzed and not taken up the challenge yet. I was thinking about Aids in Africa and malaria as well. I’d probably still have money left over. It does put it in perspective what an incredible amount of money has been spent on this ridiculous war.

]]> By: Lakshmi http://www.catscanman.net/blog/2007/05/456-billion-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-10918 Lakshmi Mon, 14 May 2007 15:16:42 +0000 http://www.catscanman.net/blog/?p=188#comment-10918 Hats off. You have done a bit of homework on this tag. It is going to be a while before I take up this tag, because I am now so influenced by what you had written, so to write up something that is different would require some de-scanmanning my brain !!!! Hats off. You have done a bit of homework on this tag.
It is going to be a while before I take up this tag, because I am now so influenced by what you had written, so to write up something that is different would require some de-scanmanning my brain !!!!

]]> By: Rob http://www.catscanman.net/blog/2007/05/456-billion-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-10895 Rob Mon, 14 May 2007 10:52:46 +0000 http://www.catscanman.net/blog/?p=188#comment-10895 Well Done, my friend. I hope this comes true someday. Rob Well Done, my friend. I hope this comes true someday.

Rob

]]> By: Cuckoo http://www.catscanman.net/blog/2007/05/456-billion-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-10768 Cuckoo Sun, 13 May 2007 14:52:23 +0000 http://www.catscanman.net/blog/?p=188#comment-10768 Nice post ! Nice post !

]]> By: Ian http://www.catscanman.net/blog/2007/05/456-billion-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-10749 Ian Sun, 13 May 2007 12:35:28 +0000 http://www.catscanman.net/blog/?p=188#comment-10749 Thanks Vijay, I'll have to think about this one a bit before posting my reply. Ian Thanks Vijay,
I’ll have to think about this one a bit before posting my reply.
Ian

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