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echo: pol_inc
to: MARK LEWIS
from: WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
date: 2005-01-08 07:48:40
subject: Tidal Wave

-> >>JH>The above is simply _Bullshit_ from both of you. As you
-> >>JH>are about to be given an opportunity in the next
-> >>JH>paragraph, the American people are _quite_ generous.

-> >>LL>Of the top 21 industrial nations in the world, the US
-> >>LL>ranks 19th in giving aid to the tsunami victims.  Not
-> >>LL>exactly what anyone would call "quite generous".  :)

-> >>ML>is this before or after the federal pledge went from 35 to 350?

-> BK>>The chart Lee posted had the $350mill figure.

->  LL> A small figure, given Australia's pledge of $810 million
->  LL> and Germany's pledge of $674 million...

-> so... based on the listed figures in the message(s), that puts the US in third
-> place... and you're beefing about this, why?

4th place, Japan pledged 500 million, but who's counting?
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