Food, Clothes and Shelter

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[2007 US GDP – Data Source: BEA]

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Ape Con Myth › $22,100,000,000

March 22, 2011 |

[…] Is that a lot of money or a little?Â As with everything else, it depends.Â Considering Water.org averaged $4M in program spending the last two years and that adding in 4 more top-rated water charities doesn’t get us up to $20M, $22.1B is a daunting sum.Â On the other hand, in the United States we spend over $50B a year on footwear. […]