KPLU-Humanosphere’s event April 26 at Seattle Town Hall was clearly a huge hit, drawing in an estimated 700 people. Humanosphere blogger Tom Paulson summarized some of the more memorable comments from the four panelists: We all “tolerate poverty” — because our lives are subsidized by the suffering of others, said Bill Foege (Gates Foundation) (paraphrasing MLK). That is, poverty makes our middle-class lifestyles possible, by keeping the prices cheap on so many products.; “I’d like to see half of all development money go to educating consumers,” about the choices we make, said Joe Whinney (Theo's Chocolate).