Hello Mark,

>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 puts
ML>the US in third place... and you're beefing about this, why?

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

--Lee


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