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

 LL> According to updated figures (source: Reuters), the US is
 LL> now in sixth place.  When looking at the totals, it is not
 LL> Americans who are most generous, but rather Europeans, as
 LL> well as Australians.  Even Japan, by itself, has pledged
 LL> more than the US.  To date, the US has pledged $350 million
 LL> (government) and $324 million (private donations). A paltry
 LL> amount, considering the world totals of $5015.129 millions
 LL> (government) and $1608.438 millions (private donations).

ok, now let's put this in perspective... how many of these other countries
have their populous living in comparable poverty that many in the US live
in and can't get assistance with??? and i don't mean poverty as we see in
the unicef ads or looking at their poverty in comparison with US middle
class... i mean those that live in poverty by their own country's
specifications as compared to those who live in poverty in the US based on
US specifications...

now, also compare how many americans help those in poverty around them as
compared to other places...

now, it anything really any different than at any other time??

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