Tuesday, February 24, 2009

California shortage of funds, prisoner release and people willing to work for food...

First, I promise I will try to stay in touch more than I have. I will write not only about what is going on with iGifter but also about other thoughts and ideas.

Today I am going to write about my thoughts on charity. A few days ago I was discussing charity with a friend and she said that governments could feed all hungry children, at least in India and China, i.e. if they wanted to. I did some quick rough calculations and found that it is indeed economically feasible.

Today's http://blog.google.org/ and previous news of California releasing a third of its prisoners triggered another thought. While there are no jobs or food in many countries, California is unable to contain its costs despite being one of the most educated and flourished states. USA has consulates all across the world, why can they not do the same with prisons? This would not only cut the costs but also employ many people in countries where they are willing to work for food. Oh and not to mention, if the prisoner escapes, they still do not end up in US.

Yes it would be a political nightmare but an economic possibility.