a handful of french billionaires have pledged 600+ million euros for Notre Dame in less than 12 hours. let that put into perspective how easily billionaires could end world hunger, poverty, lack of access to healthcare/clean water/education but choose not to. 600+ million in twelve hours from just 3 people
U.S. college textbook prices have risen
more than 1,000% since 1977. Because
college students are forced to purchase
every book their professors choose, they
are considered ‘captive customers’. Due
to a student’s obligation to buy these
books no matter what they cost, prices
have increased at 3x the rate of inflation. Source Source 2 Source 3