The Money Americans Spend On Fantasy Football Could Solve World Hunger For 2 Years

The Money Americans Spend On Fantasy Football Could Solve World Hunger For 2 Years
In this Aug. 22, 2014, photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers approaches the line of scrimmage during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Oakland Raiders in Green Bay, Wis. Rodgers' first start at Seattle is making a lot of fantasy football owners squeamish. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
In this Aug. 22, 2014, photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers approaches the line of scrimmage during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Oakland Raiders in Green Bay, Wis. Rodgers' first start at Seattle is making a lot of fantasy football owners squeamish. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Last year, Forbes estimated the economy created by Americans' expenditures on fantasy football, everything from direct revenues to time value, amounts to as much as $70 billion annually. That's a lot of cheddar. Here are six things that could be accomplished if that money was appropriated elsewhere.

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