Originally posted by srussell0018
Haiti Aid Pledged By Country
Country Committed Funding
United States 41,268,315
Sweden 9,999,997
United Kingdom 8,086,517
Japan 7,159,000
Canada 6,815,969
Those figures are only for 2011, the year after the quake. The link I posted is for committed funding (as opposed to pledged) in both 2010 and 2011. Even if you look at the figures you're talking about, Canadians donated $4.83 per head in 2010, while Americans donated $3.84. Austrians donated $12.81 per head.
So you're Irish, but you live in America? Which country were you born in?
srussell0018
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Originally posted by Domesticated
Those figures are only for 2011, the year after the quake. The link I posted is for committed funding (as opposed to pledged) in both 2010 and 2011. Even if you look at the figures you're talking about, Canadians donated 4.83 million per head in 2010, while Americans donated 3.84. Austrians donated 12.81 million per head.
So you're Irish, but you live in America? Which country were you born in?
I was born in Ireland and have lived in the US since 2005, when I came here for college. Also, are those figures only pertaining to contributions from individuals, or the governments themselves?
Lira
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Originally posted by tubularbills
yes, I was unsure of what the article was referring to and was hoping for clarification from the OP.
also, Lira, why did you post a video of gas prices?
God, I hate CNN... let me fix that...
Zyklon_Jay
the mick blood certainly explains the incoherency.
srussell0018
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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Not you. .
You're still wrong. I know what you're talking about and I was referring to HardcoreTrancer, who is from....drum roll....Iran!
Zyklon_Jay
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Originally posted by srussell0018
You're still wrong. I know what you're talking about and I was referring to HardcoreTrancer, who is from....drum roll....Iran!
gmilf
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Originally posted by runcmd
katrina got the most donations because Americans are s. Nothing more.
any objections to this?
I object to this. Anyone who claims that a large group of people are s without discretion is themselves an . How in the hell is someone an for giving their own money to help someone else. You cannot compare Katrina to Haiti because their are a lot of different factors involved. First of all, it costs a lot more money to get anything done in America, therefore more money was required. And t-bill was right about the time issue. Katrina was flooded for a long time compared to an earthquake. And, Katrina was a disaster on the part of the American government, so to say that we are s because we helped out the people of New Orleans so much more than Haiti or Japan is bull, enough has yet to be done for New Orleans. Aid is still being sent to Haiti and Japan will be helped out until they get things under control sure there is always going to be a want for more. But, this is life, sadly. It is not required for the US to help out the other countries at all. It is nice and good, and I admit that America makes a lot of poor decisions. But, on the same hand it becomes laughable when it seems that most of the world complains about America acting as governor until hits the fan and then they complain that they are not more involved.
srussell0018
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Originally posted by gmilf
But, on the same hand it becomes laughable when it seems that most of the world complains about America acting as governor until hits the fan and then they complain that they are not more involved.
+1
VAR
we need to quit helping people in disasters.
the world is getting overpopulated.
