study and then build a starship to move earth's population to the moon and beyond.

The earth's population will shortly reach 9 billion. We are in a global economic slowdown and face many problems associated with a growing human population.
We need to act now to begin the building of a starship that will harness the creative power of the human race. It would be the first global project uniting many countries. It would stimulate growth,both intellectually as well as economically, create jobs globally, and lead to many new discoveries. How to pay for this? Just as the US financed WWII through war bonds you would sell STAR BONDS but do it globally. You would also have partnerships with the private sector. The human race would then have skin in the game to move out among the stars to colonize the moon and beyond.