[Stoves] Billion Stoves Program

[David G. LeVine]

I am going to throw a wet blanket on this name.

The "Million Man March" was ridiculed because there were many fewer 
than a million men.

The Billion Stoves Program is unlikely to make half its target 
assuming 1) the world population is about 6 billion and 2) there are 
about 6 people per family unit in poorer communities.

Since there are a lot of affluent people in the world, expecting to 
sell them stoves is silly.  For example, the USA has an average 
family of four or fewer and 1/4 billion people, if memory serves 
me.  Europe and Russia are big population centers.  There will be 
other stoves which are made.

Rather than being the brunt of jokes like "Them <offensive term> 
can't <offensive term> count!", maybe a different name would be in order.

It is generally better to succeed beyond your published expectations 
than to fail to reach your goals, even if the absolute numbers are identical.

David G. LeVine
Nashua, NH  03060


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