Blog Action Day 2008 - Poverty

There are so many ways to help people. In our area there is a food bank. Since Hurricane Ike, they are in need of help. I keep meaning to donate, but haven't yet. Many places have ways of helping to feed peope and there are always people who need help, locally and around the world.
It would be nice if there was a way for all the money going into golden parachutes and executives, sports people, musicians, ect. making millions of dollars to share with people who have nothing. The way wealth is spread around the world has nothing to do with need. Our nation has so much and other nations are without even the basics of food and water. People die every day from hunger. Money gets spent on pork-barrel projects that could be used to help people start businesses, get training and help themselves, to feed children, give everyone health care so that people don't have to make a choice between food and medicine or the doctor. Wonder if anyone in government is reading these blogs and getting any ideas on ways to help?
Looking at some of the blogs that have been posted, it is amazing to see the other ideas out there. If even some help comes out of the Blog Action Day, it will be worth it.