2/ "at purchasing power parity, compared to 6% in 1980 and 4% in 1950. Human capital expenditure strongly correlates with #productivity #growth, especially for public education and in #poor countries."

https://amory-gethin.fr/files/pdf/Bhartietal2025JPubEcon.pdf

"#Human #capital #expenditure has grown substantially, but with large and persistent #inequalities. #Public #education expenditure per school-age individual in Sub-Saharan #Africa is about 3% of the level observed in
#Europe and North #America in 2025 at purchasing power parity, compared to 6% in 1980 and 4% in 1950. Human capital expenditure strongly correlates with #productivity #growth, especially for public education and in #poor countries."

Let's talk about public transit and public safety? We can also talk about highway transit. How long is it before a poor nation like the #USA begins to suffer from #highwaymen on our interstates and state roads?

Right now, we are seeing the #poor of our back country forced toward cities, because they can't afford cars. Now we see encampments forced back outward into rural urban interface. It is easy to stop a car.

Better to provide secure housing! No? #poverty #uspol

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/arrests-illegal-activity-sprinter-train/

Durch euch ist mein Leben voller Glück – Thanks to you, my life is full of happiness

(English below)

Pädagogen, Wissenschaftler, ja, Menschen mit klarem Verstand, wissen, daß Bildung wichtig ist und einen entscheidenden Einfluß auf die Lebensperspektive eines jeden Menschen hat.
Wie heißt es so schön? „Grau ist alle Theorie“. So richtig diese Theorie auch ist, sie wird erst mit Leben erfüllt, wenn sie von jungen Menschen mit Leben erfüllt wird und sie das aus eigener Erfahrung bestätigen.

Mindestens einmal im Jahr schreiben unsere Patenkinder an ihre Paten einen Brief, in dem sie ein wenig von sich selbst erzählen, wie es ihnen geht und welchen lebensverändernden Einfluß die Bildung hat, die sie dank ihrer Paten genießen können.
Lassen wir sie selbst zu Wort kommen:

„Ich möchte Ihnen meinen aufrichtigen Dank für Ihre großzügige Unterstützung aussprechen. Ihr Beitrag hat einen bedeutenden Unterschied gemacht und mir geholfen, meine Ziele mit Zuversicht und Motivation zu verfolgen. … Ich schätze Ihre Freundlichkeit, Ihr Vertrauen und Ihre anhaltende Unterstützung sehr. Vielen Dank, dass Sie an mich glauben und mich so positiv beeinflusst haben.“

„Ich möchte Ihnen meinen aufrichtigen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung meiner Ausbildung aussprechen. Dank Ihrer Förderung kann ich die Schule besuchen und mich ganz auf mein Studium konzentrieren. Ich mache stetige Fortschritte und hoffe, dass ich mit Ihrer freundlichen Hilfe auch in diesem Jahr weitermachen kann.“

„Ich bin ein glücklicher Mensch, jemanden wie Sie zu haben. Ich schätze Ihre Hilfe, die mich zu einem klugen Menschen macht …“

„Ich bin Ihnen wirklich dankbar für Ihre Freundlichkeit und Unterstützung, die mir geholfen haben, meine Ausbildung fortzusetzen.“

„Meine Familie und ich … danken Ihnen von ganzem Herzen für die Liebe, die Sie uns entgegengebracht haben, um mir bei meinem Studium zu helfen. … Sie haben viel aufgegeben, um mir zu helfen, meine Schulausbildung fortzusetzen.“

„Sie haben mir bei all meinen Studien geholfen, und heute studiere ich ohne jeglichen Druck.“

„Mit Ihnen ist mein Leben voller Glück, und ich wünsche mir, dass wir noch mehr Gründe haben, zu lächeln und einander zu lieben.“

„Sie haben mir geholfen, härter zu arbeiten und mir ein klares Ziel zu setzen, um erfolgreich zu sein.“

„Ich bin Ihnen dankbar für Ihre Hilfe, die mich zu dem gemacht hat, der ich heute bin.“

Wir freuen uns, daß unsere Jugendlichen aus eigener Erfahrung spüren, wie wertvoll die Chance ist, die sie durch die Förderung ihrer Paten bekommen, und diese Gelegenheit für ein hoffnungsvolles und selbstbestimmtes Leben in Würde beim Schopfe fassen.




Educators, scientists, indeed, people with clear minds, know that education is important and has a decisive influence on every person’s outlook on life.
How does the saying go? “All theory is gray.” As true as this theory is, it only comes to life when young people fill it with life and confirm it from their own experience.

At least once a year, our sponsored children write a letter to their sponsors in which they tell them a little about themselves, how they are doing, and what a life-changing influence the education they are able to enjoy thanks to their sponsors has had on them.
Let’s hear from them directly:

„I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your generous support. Your contribution has made a meaningful difference and has helped me progress toward my goals with confidence and motivation. … I truly appreciate your kindness, trust, and continued support. Thank you for believing in me and for the positive impact you have made.“

„I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for your support of my education; your sponsorship has allowed me to attend school and pursue my studies with focus. I am making steady progress, and I hope to continue this year with
your kind help.“

„I am a lucky person to have someone like you. I appreciate your help which makes me a clever person…“

„I am truly grateful for your kindness and support which has helped me to continue my education.“

„Me and my family … thank you with a moving heart for the love you have shown us to help me in my studies. … You lost many things so that you helped me to continue my school.“

„You helped me in all my studies and nowadays I am studying without any pressure.“

„With you my life is filled with happiness and I wish we have more reason to smile and love each other.“

„You helped me to work harder and to set a strong goal of succeeding.“

„I appreciate you for your help that you give me that makes me the one who I am now.“

We are delighted that our young people can see from their own experience how valuable the opportunity they receive through their sponsors‘ support is, and that they are seizing this opportunity for a hopeful and self-determined life in dignity.

Translated with http://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Spin woes, injury and poor form dog Australia for T20 World Cup

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1447313/spin-woes-injury-and-poor-form-dog-australia-for-t20-world-cup/

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f... What happens when #oil sales drop thanks to #China #EV growth? And it is so hot that borderline enslaved #migrant #labor from #poor parts of the world literally cannot survive the #heat #tax will go up in some shape or form and then what?

Dubai’s potent lure: the reali...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/05/dubai-real-estate-fortune-hunters-entrepreneurs-population

What happens when #oil sales drop thanks to #China #EV growth? And it is so hot that borderline enslaved #migrant #labor from #poor parts of the world literally cannot survive the #heat

#tax will go up in some shape or form to make up for those two things and then what?

A quotation from Oscar Wilde

Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist
Essay (1891-02), “The Soul of Man Under Socialism,” Fortnightly Review, Vol. 49 (ns)

More about this quote: wist.info/wilde-oscar/81828/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #oscarwilde #advice #budget #heartlessness #impoverished #insult #necessity #need #poor #poverty #spending #thrift

Trump Openly Said He Wants To Punish The Poor. Believe Him
Trump Openly Said He Wants To Punish The Poor. Believe Him
#Donaldtrump #Poor

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@syntaxseed I was always under the impression that wealth transfer from the #Poor to the #Rich was the main selling point of #AI ...

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o... 1/ Deja vu - exactly same conversation about #CO2 between #rich and #poor countries since the 1990s. If #Americans from #Colorado cannot find a way to collaborate w/ those in #California - why would one expect anything different from #climatechange #negotiations.

Opinion | The Water Conflict a...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/opinion/water-shortage-colorado-river.html

Deja vu - exactly same conversation about #CO2 between #rich and #poor countries since the 1990s. If #Americans from #Colorado cannot find a way to collaborate w/ those in #California - why would one expect anything different from #international #climatechange #negotiations. Mind you, California NIMBYs made sure that no one else can #migrate to their state either. Same w/ international #migration

#water #river #US #climate #climatecrisis

https://www.ft.com/content/b4d2c7a3-587d-440f-a7a9-7e5e85b93a88

The thing is that growth of #liberal #democracy implies the hitherto #oppressed (e.g. #women, #poor, #marginalized, etc.) became better off and the ones at the top (i.e. #men from dominant #tribes) started really hating that. They subverted democracy to gain more #money (low #taxes) and #power to turn back time (i.e. #MAGA) They use both money and power to increase #tribalism which weakens #liberal #democracy that in turn weakens #economic #growth - get it?

www.ft.com/content/b4d2... 1/ The thing is that growth of #liberal #democracy implies the hitherto #oppressed (e.g. #women, #poor, #marginalized, etc.) became better off and the ones at the top (i.e. #men from dominant #tribes) started really hating that.

Is liberal democracy in termin...

Typography: it matters!

#bad #signage #poor #design #humor #humour

IVE's Wonyoung Triggers Poor Reactions With Her New Logo Trademark #IVEs #Logo #Poor #Reactions #Trademark #Triggers #Wonyoung
https://kpopnewshub.com/ives-wonyoung-triggers-poor-reactions-with-her-new-logo-trademark/?fsp_sid=7884

A quotation from Henry Commager

The rich and respectable have always had their ways of making their discontent heard; the poor and unorganized must resort to protests and marches and demonstrations.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1965-12-18), “The Problem of Dissent,” Saturday Review

More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #class #demonstration #discontent #dissent #freespeech #freedomofspeech #march #poor #powerful #protest #unhappiness #voice #wealth #wealthy

A little window into German poverty.

Despite the reduction ot payments from my social security income sources, I still have enough money for a small grocery shopping tour this month OR pay my medicine self cost part without having to lend money.

I haven't touched my savings. (low number but hey).

My storage has enough food for at least three weeks even if it gets very monoton and at one point, I will have to rely on stuff like noodles for breakfast.

My rent and my bills are paid... Still the weather is a problem because I don't want to turn up the heater to the next level. It's gas and that's expensive and also quite bad for the environment. And 19-20° C is manageable inside with two layers of overlapping clothes.

Can't afford stuff that I would like to have or replace because it's broken or near to breaking, but hey overall I bought one book new and a movie on DVD I wanted for years, second hand...

Definitely not the worst January I had.

#Poor #LivingCost #ArmutsBetroffen

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