According to the Copenhagen Consensus, here are the top global priorities ranked according to our present ability to help the most people given present resources and technology : in 2004 and in 2008 conferences:
<h3>2004</h3>
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<tr><th>Rank</th><th>Subject : Approach			</th><th>Jim Comments, what are your thoughts?</th></tr>
<tr><td><b>Very Good Opportunities:</b>			</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1. Diseases: Control HIV/AIDS			</td><td>Stylish at the time.
<tr><td>2. Malnutrition: Providing Micronutrients	</td><td>ie. vitamin pills, particularly A
<tr><td>3. Subsidies and Trade: Trade Liberalization	</td><td>Trade, yes ; subsidies, no.
<tr><td>4. Diseases: Control of Malaria			</td><td>Yep.

<tr><td></td><td><b>Good Opportunities:</b>
<tr><td>5. Malnutrition:  Develop new agricultural technologies		</td><td>Green revolution of 1950s increased population
<tr><td>6. Sanitation and Water: Small scale water technology for livelihoods</td><td>	
<tr><td>7. Sanitation and Water: Community-managed water supply and sanitation</td><td> Good
<tr><td>8. Sanitation and Water: Research on water productivity in food production</td><td>Assume this means use less water.
<tr><td>9. Government:  Lowering the cost of starting a new business	</td><td>Gov need bureaucracy to "protect" us.

<tr><td></td><td><b>Fair Opportunities:</b>
<tr><td>10. Migration:  Lowering barriers to migration for skilled workers.</td><td>One world idea, equalize poverty
<tr><td>11. Malnutrition:  Improving infant and child nutrition		</td><td>Better is population reduction
<tr><td>12. Malnutrition:  Reducing prevalence of low birth rate.	</td><td>Assume should read birth weight?	
<tr><td>13. Diseases:  Scaled up basic health services.			</td><td>Local issue.  Hillary care?

<tr><td></td><td><b>Bad Opportunities:<b>
<tr><td>14. Migration:  Guest worker programs for the unskilled		</td><td>Jim agrees -- bad, make industry at home
<tr><td>15. Climate:    Optimal Carbon Tax				</td><td>Jim agrees -- bad, pay to pollute is dumb
<tr><td>16. Climate:    The Kyoto Protocol				</td><td>Jim agrees -- bad, earth warms in cycles	
<tr><td>17. Climate:    Value-At-Risk Carbon Tax			</td><td>Jim agrees -- bad, same as 15.
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<H4>2008</h4>	
Rank	Solution							Challenge Category
1  Micronutrient supplements for children (vitamin A and zinc) 		Malnutrition
2 The Doha development agenda						Trade
3 Micronutrient fortification (iron and salt iodization)		Malnutrition
4 Expanded immunization coverage for children				Diseases
5 Biofortification							Malnutrition
6 Deworming and other nutrition programs at school			Malnutrition & Education
7 Lowering the price of schooling					Education
8 Increase and improve girls’ schooling 				Women
9 Community-based nutrition promotion					Malnutrition
10 Provide support for women’s reproductive role			Women
11 Heart attack acute management					Diseases
12 Malaria prevention and treatment					Diseases
13 Tuberculosis case finding and treatment				Diseases
14 R&D in low-carbon energy technologies				Global Warming
15 Bio-sand filters for household water treatment			Water
16 Rural water supply							Water
17 Conditional cash transfers						Education
18 Peace-keeping in post-conflict situations				Conflicts
19 HIV combination prevention						Diseases
20Total sanitation campaign						Water
21 Improving surgical capacity at district hospital level 		Diseases
22 Microfinance								Women
23 Improved stove intervention						Air Pollution
24 Large, multipurpose dam in Africa					Water
25 Inspection and maintenance of diesel vehicles			Air Pollution
26 Low sulfur diesel for urban road vehicles				Air Pollution
27 Diesel vehicle particulate control technology			Air Pollution
28 Tobacco tax								Diseases
29 R&D and mitigation							Global Warming
30 Mitigation only							Global Warming
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<b>Definitions:</b>
<ul>	We know that "undocumented" really means "illegal", so ...
<br>	fairness	-- adoption of my idea
<br>	bipartisan	-- vote for my bill.
<br>	investment	-- spending
<br>	subsidy		-- spending
<br>	progressive	-- spending
<br>	forward thinking-- spending
<br>	be more involved-- spending
<br>	your fair share	-- spending
<br>	spending	== tax me