>>>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...

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

 Per capita or percent of GDP?

 Generosity is what you give of what you got, not compared to
 those who don't have as much.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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