Public expenditure can be classified on the basis of benefits they confer on different groups of people. Common benefits to all: Expenditures that confer common benefits on all the people. For example, expenditure on education, public health, transport, defence, law and order, general administration.
More than 4.5 million American lives are saved each year by a single, selfless act--donating blood. In fact, just one pint of blood can help save up to three lives. Although 60 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, only 5 percent actually do. There are several reasons for the low turnout, says Ronald Sacher, MD, Hoxworth Blood Center director and professor of internal medicine and pathology, ranging from nasty weather to discouraging myths.
Organ donation and transplantation can save lives. Every ten minutes, someone is added to the national transplant waiting list. On average, 22 people die each day while waiting for a transplant. One organ donor can save eight lives. Sign up to be a donor in your state.