In article <42E14687.88A1E54D@sympatico.ca>, Dave Smith
wrote:
> Just an opinion wrote:
>
> > > The US does indeed contribute a lot of total dollars to foreign
> > > aid. It is large and very wealthy country. The large population
> > > leads to a large total, but the amount per capita is much lower
> > > than that of most western Europeans countries.
> >
> > Carefully investigate how these figures are derived. In the current
> > theme of 'condem the US' prevalent in Europe it is not likely that any
> > press favorable to aid spending in the United States will make
> > publication. But adjust the figures and use the 'per capita' moniker
> > and the data will say exactly what you want it to.
>
> That's rich. I read a lot of bluster about how generous the US is and how
> much foreign aid it provides. I don't dispute that it gives a lot. It is a
> rich country and has a huge population, and the total amount is a much
> smaller per capita that countries that are nowhere near as well off.
But that does not include the 3x individual Americans give in aid.
But at the end of the day, that dosen't conform to your thesis: Only
direct governmental aid is worth while... ironically this is the least
effective.
No surprise with your silence on the unique aid America offered to the
tsunami survivors.
How many 'per capita' aircraft carriers, helicopters, "flying
warehouses", desalinization ships did Canada offer up ?
jay
Fri Jul 22, 2005
mailto:gofig@mac.com
> The
> sites that show that are not anti-American, just sites that provide a wide
> range of statistical information.
> |