http://www.davidappell.com/

"The United States still lags behind other countries in what it's giving for
tsunami relief. According to this MSNBC article, Japan is donating $500M
(about $4 per capita), Sweden is giving $75M (over $8 per capita), and the
U.S. is limping in with $350M, or just over $1 per capita.

These things matter. The U.S. fancies itself as the world's superpower. It
therefore has greater responsibilities than any other world country, and
that especially includes international aid (and not just military
conquests). The U.S. response to the tsunami has been sorely lacking, and is
only where it's at because the country has been shamed for its stinginess.

This is one of the worst disasters of modern times. We ought to be
contributing a billion dollars (still only 0.009% of our GDP), at least, and
it should not have to be shaken out of us."

Whoa!!!

CM

Amounts as % of GDP
Country Aid
(US$ millions) GDP
(US$ billions) % of GDP
Australia 765 518.4 0.15
Norway 237 221.6 0.11
Qatar 10 17.47 0.057
Sweden 140 300.8 0.047
Denmark 87.5 212.4 0.041
Taiwan 110 293.2 0.038
Hong Kong 57.5 158.6 0.036
Germany 850 2400 0.035
Singapore 15 91.34 0.016
Saudi Arabia 10 188.5 0.0053
Kuwait 1.7 35.37 0.0048
India 23 599 0.0038
USA 350 10880 0.0032
UAE 2 70.96 0.0028

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
Boasting about charity is so asinine it's beyond pathetic.
Criticizing somebody else's charity is a step lower on the ladder
of cretinism.

I concur .... it's distastful. I simply deided to play their game. They
lost.


I agree with you on this one, you slap-happy, wannabe sailor who
doesn't appreciate a good woman when she falls into your lap.

You treat her right now..... she's a darling!

CM

What's your point? You contribution is zero.



Overproof wrote:
Amounts as % of GDP
Country Aid
(US$ millions) GDP
(US$ billions) % of GDP
Australia 765 518.4 0.15
Norway 237 221.6 0.11
Qatar 10 17.47 0.057
Sweden 140 300.8 0.047
Denmark 87.5 212.4 0.041
Taiwan 110 293.2 0.038
Hong Kong 57.5 158.6 0.036
Germany 850 2400 0.035
Singapore 15 91.34 0.016
Saudi Arabia 10 188.5 0.0053
Kuwait 1.7 35.37 0.0048
India 23 599 0.0038
USA 350 10880 0.0032
UAE 2 70.96 0.0028

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...

Hey Mooron! Old Info! Get with the program ... time passes, things
change. But you'll still be drunk and stupid.

Woooooooo.... how nasty!

Bwahahahahahahahaaaaaa!!!

CM

Capt. Neal® wrote:
Even if he's drunk and stupid he's smarter than you. He sails a monohull and not
some wannabe, fat, heavy, motor boat of a catamaran that can't get out of its
own way . . .

CN

What do you mean? My cat can get out of its way; its never even hit itself!

Last time I passed your mooring I was sailing at 9 knots - your little
banana boat has never been over 6 knots!

"Jeff Morris" speculated thusly:
Last time I passed your mooring I was sailing at 9 knots - your little
banana boat has never been over 6 knots!

Wrong bourbon breath! Before my old knot instrument bit the dust,
when I was surfing down the face of large Gulf Stream waves, the
knot meter would occasionally peg on 12 knots.

CN

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...

"Jeff Morris" speculated thusly:
Last time I passed your mooring I was sailing at 9 knots - your little
banana boat has never been over 6 knots!

Wrong bourbon breath! Before my old knot instrument bit the dust,
when I was surfing down the face of large Gulf Stream waves, the
knot meter would occasionally peg on 12 knots. And then I woke
up and changed my shorts.
CN

So, just like Gaynzy you have denigrated yourself by editing posts.

What's next? Gaying up any and all posts? Then stalking, then
permanent resident status in the psycho ward?

CN



"John Cairns" wrote in message news

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...

"Jeff Morris" speculated thusly:
Last time I passed your mooring I was sailing at 9 knots - your little
banana boat has never been over 6 knots!

Wrong bourbon breath! Before my old knot instrument bit the dust,
when I was surfing down the face of large Gulf Stream waves, the
knot meter would occasionally peg on 12 knots. And then I woke
up and changed my shorts.
CN

Capt. Neal® wrote:
"Jeff Morris" speculated thusly:

Last time I passed your mooring I was sailing at 9 knots - your little
banana boat has never been over 6 knots!


Wrong bourbon breath! Before my old knot instrument bit the dust,
when I was surfing down the face of large Gulf Stream waves, the
knot meter would occasionally peg on 12 knots.

CN
Good one Neal! You're always good for a laugh! Of course, I can do 12
knots in a flat sea, all I need is about 22 knots of wind.