And Canada has just increased its aid to 40 million. That's $1.25 per
Canadian resident, compared with the US's pitiful 11.9 cents per
resident.
Can't blame Bush though. He probably doesn't even know where Sumatra is.
so wrote in
news:Xns95CECBAEEE35Dsowhatcom@194.109.133.133:
> Get your facts right. George W. Bush just announced he would double US
> aid. Originally the US was offering 17.5 million, which is a pitiful 6
> cents (!!!) per US resident.
>
> Now, at least, with 35 million US$, it's 11.9 cents per US resident.
>
>
> But Canada, with 4 million, is offering 12.5 cents per Canadian
> resident. That's 5% more per resident, than the US!
>
>
> So the FACTS tell us that Canadians are being a lot more generous than
> the US. Still, one should be grateful, that this time it's food,
> rather than bombs and troops.
>
>
> centrumforte@... (CentrumForte) wrote in
> news:20041228191112.16056.00002510@mb-m02....:
>
>> USA the most generous nation in the world
>
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