Consumerism v Humanitarianism

I am reading "Living the Good Life" by Linda Cockburn. It is about an Australian family who spent 6 months without spending any money. They planned it for years in advance, building up a vegetable garden and keeping chickens and a goat to provide all their food, installing solar panels on their roof and rainwater catchment tanks etc.

Iam enjoying it so far, it is a good read. I'll probably write a proper review when I've finished it. But for now I wanted to share with you the following table from the book. When I read it, I wanted to cry.

CONSUMERISM V. HUMANITARIANISM
Consider the priorities in global spending in 1998
Global Priority......................................................$US Billions
Basic education for everybody in the world.......................6
Cosmetics in the United States.......................................8
Water and sanitation for everyone in the world..................9
Ice cream in Europe.....................................................11
Reproductive health for all women in the world..................12
Perfumes in Europe and the United States........................12
Basic health and nutrition for everyone in the world............13
Pet foods in Europe and the United States........................17
Business entertainment in Japan.....................................35
Cigarettes in Europe.....................................................50
Alcoholic drink in Europe................................................105
Narcotic drugs in the world............................................500
Military spending in the world.........................................780