Social Issue

One issue that I think needs to be fixed is the issue of scarcity of water in the world. I think it needs to be fixed because I know I have heard that it actually would not cost that much money to do. According to thirstproject.org, it only costs between $7,800 and $20,000 to build a fresh water well. It would also change the world drastically. It would allow for third world countries to finally develop to the best of their abilities. I guess what I am getting at is since the world is so concerned about money, this would be the best 'bang for the buck' and would also help the most amount of people.

This problem really does seem simple to me. The hard part about it is getting people to give up their money. It seriously is such a small amount of money that I think people would be surprised. There are 314 million people in the United States and the average amount for a well is $13,400. That means to build one well would be 4/100,000 of a dollar per person. To build 50,000 wells it would only cost a little over two dollars per person. This is only looking at the United States. It is only a matter of getting people to spend their money. The solution that I see is simple taxation. The government would have to tax people an extra 6/1,000 of a dollar a day, on average, in order to raise all of the money needed in one year. I don't know exactly how many wells would be needed to actually put an end to world thirst, but even if it took 1,000,000 wells, within years the problem would be gone completely.

This problem should be solved for obvious reasons such as to end world thirst, to help out humanity, and to give third world countries a push start. In my opinion if America actually considers itself a world leader then it should have fixed this problem decades ago. Obviously there are other things at role than just money, but I chose to look specifically at the money because that is what seems to speak loudest to people. It is extremely cheap to end world thirst.