I didn't have to - you already did quote the upgraded number of $350
mil. You still don't seem to realize that the 12 cents number was
based on 35 mil, not 350 mil.

I haven't been trying to defend the US, I've only tried to point out
your math error!

If I wanted to defend the US, I could point out the large number of
personal donations, corporate donations, and military aid. I also
wonder what part of the $250 mil from the World Bank comes from the US,
or how much the UN, which is largely US funded, will give. How much
debt will be forgiven, will tariffs be adjusted, etc?

Also, although disasters of this magnitude are a global responsibility,
its only fitting that neighboring countries with strong economic and/or
cultural ties would be the most generous.

And finally, making comparisons based on isolated snapshots is
meaningless. Recently, Germany and Australia increased their pledges,
until then they were behind the US. What's the point?



Overproof wrote:
Last count... unless you can provide us with a newer one Jeff..... which I
noticed you didn't!

Come back when you have something to back your ludicrous claims....


"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...

Earth to Mooron - the amount has been increased - even you quoted the
higher number. Are you so drunk as to forget that increasing the total by
a factor of 10 increasing the "per capita" amount? Are you so stupid that
you don't realize that in a quickly evolving situation a single snapshot
is meaningless?


Overproof wrote:

He's referring to this ....

"Spain per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami
victims: $2.30

Norway per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami
victims: $1.80

Australia per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami
victims: $1.30

UK per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami victims:
$0.48

France per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami
victims: $0.50

US per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami victims:
$0.12

Jackie Chan's personal contribution to help earthquake/tsunami victims:
$200,000

Chan ratio of US government contribution (ratio of per capita US
government donations to Jackie Chan's individual donation): 1/1,666,667,
or 0.0000006"

Here's the link yet again.....

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/30/103814/07

CM







"John Cairns" wrote in message
.com...


"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...


It isn't literacy I question, its math skills.

Don't know how to break the news to you, but most of the western world's
students score higher than the US's in the standardized math tests. Won't
even mention the eastern world Old news. Perhaps Mooron is an
exception, can't say, didn't read the originals.

John Cairns



John Cairns wrote:


"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...



I think some of this money should go to the Canadian educational
system.


Canaduh has a higher literacy rate than the US. Wassup wid dat?

John Cairns




Overproof wrote:



USA = 12 pitiful pennies per person...... that's it Jeff!!

Germany gave 3 times as much!

Australia is at $2.80 per person!!

SHAME!

CM


"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...




Currently:

Australia - 810 million
Germany - 674 million
Japan - 500 million
U.S. -350 million


Is this in your imagination?