Re: Way OT: Asia Earthquake

From: Scott Lowther (scottlowtherHATESSPAM_at_ix.netcomARGH.com)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:08:51 GMT

Henry Spencer wrote:
>
> In article <Ur-dna54dbm5_07cRVn-sA@comcast.com>,
> Christopher M. Jones <christopher.m.jones@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Additionally, why don't you do a little homework, Pat,
> >and find out how much money has been given to the
> >countries in the region by the US in foreign aid just over
> >the last decade. It's no small sum.
>
> When you subtract the amount earmarked for purchases of US goods, whether
> suitable to local needs or not -- which is how an awful lot of foreign aid
> works -- the sum really is pretty small.

You seem to make the mistake of assuming that the only money that coems
from the US to aid furriners in distress comes from Da US Gubmint. Ain't
so. Large buckets of cash come from *willing* citizens pockets and go to
NGOs. 

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