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[QUOTE]Originally posted by PsyLiam: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [qb]OH, and BTW, the last UN report I read about this crisis asked for a [b]global[/b] donation of 7 billion a year to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and Malaria. Given that we'll now be putting up $2-3 billion (between 28% and 43%of that,) [b]by ourselves[/b], says something. We are, as usual, taking on a good chunk of Someone Else's Problem. Not bad for an evil nation that only cares about its own interests. [/qb][/QUOTE]Now, I may have some sort of short term memory disorder, but I recall this coming up before, and you bragging about how the US pays so much more than everyone else, and about how great you are and how all other countries should match you. Then I recall showing the actual donation as divided by the GNP of the country. And I remember that, if you took into account the countries' wealth, America actually donated less per person than about 11 other countries, including the UK, Australia, Canada, France, and even fucking Belgium. Now, I'm not so petty as to say that George has done A Bad Thing. Rather, he has done A Good Thing. But putting in the most money when you are the richest organism isn't quite as gracious as it would initially appear. Bill Gates could give $1 million to a charity, but it's a relative pittance to him, and in many ways it would mean a lot more if a poor old lady put in every penny that she had. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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