The National Retail Federation says Halloween spending on candy and costumes will reach 9.1 billion this year. To put that in perspective the U.S. Food for Peace program, which fights world hunger, normally gets around 1.5 billion in funding a year. The U.S. McGovern-Dole program, which feeds hungry...CONTINUE READING >>>
We are spending six times more on Halloween candy and costumes than we do to feed the poor
