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Looks like they've hired Donny Decimal. |
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ahahaa |
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i still think it's too much we have people starving in our own nation. this financial burden shouldn't solely be placed upon uncle sam's lap. if every corporation around the world donated some hefty amount it would ease everyone's duty reasonably. |
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see how awesome we are guys? |
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maybe if they diverted some of that 232828 billion they spend on the military, they could find food and homes for every person in the US. |
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so you want to help the impoverished in america and you voted against welfare? doesn't make sense. |
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Too much? That is a really silly thing to say. |
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oh, and "financial burden" isnt the right word. when youre budget is in the trillions, 350 million is nothing. |
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dont you think that the countries that donate money now, when the asian countries are having an hard time, certanly would want something in return from the countries they donate to? |
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its an act of humanity, not capitalism. |
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if you're taking crack cocaine for breakfast then yeah i think you dont deserve any welfare whatsoever. (read the fine print). the gov't has like zues so eloquently pointed out has other priorities like military and most importantly education. how much has france donated? only 20 million it's not fair. corporations combined make billions more than any gov't - thats a given. giving their money aid along with the gov't is only fair. |
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THE HIPPOCRACY IS KILLING ME! THANKS A LOT CHILDRENTALKING! |
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france is fighting no wars and are buying raw materials from one of the leading producing nations like china and russia, but it's all fine and dandy when EUROPE does it. |
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350mil is peanuts to the USA. We spend that in just over 24 hours in Iraq. The US has the highest GNP of any other nation.. by far, but we, on average give less than any other industrialized nation for humanitarian aid. We really have an obligation to give the most money. |
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I'm not even talking about europe at all. |
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we give .14 % of our GNP which is indeed the smallest percentage of the major nations! |
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[serious question] do you have any statistics from credible sources to back this up? because i've heard the opposite. there was a guy on pbs the other night talking about how since WWII america has consistently given upwards of 60% of all humanitarian (disaster & development) aid worldwide. but, i've been able to find statistics that either support or disprove that point. |
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you know, its called relativity. economically, 350m is nothing to the states, and for all I know (I dont know Frances budget, so I cant say for certain) 20m could be a fuckload for france. but what I do know, is that, per capita, the US donates the LEAST out of all the countries, for aid. |
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...not been able to... |
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Yep. I am glad to see the US stepping up to the plate and donating more. |
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france and germany could donate more you know that. u.k. has donated about 50 mil. all i'm sayin is more could be done. |
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In -dollar- terms, the US has given more. But in percentage of GNP we give the least. It may have been the way he said it.. |
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my father has worked in budget for both the US govt, and for the UN, in various positions for most of his carreer. Sorry I cant give you a direct link or anything, but he knows what hes talking about, given his position. |
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still though, i know the UN and UNICEF and the red cross and whatnot have to have stats about this. where the shit are they? cause they're not easy to find. i'd really like to take a look at the raw numbers. i'm not sure i trust either Tucker Carlson or Randal McLefty to explain them to me. |
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I support the War in Iraq. I dont support wasting money on Tsunamis, people here need it more... Anyone else's head ready to explode? |
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yours is about to. i'm targetting it. |
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thank you for putting words in my mouth. obviously you misunderstood. i support both the war in iraq and that i dont think its fair that we are giving that amount of money when other nations decide it's not THEIR PROBLEM. |
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and, even then, i'm really skeptical as to whether or not raw numbers are gonna tell the whole story... i mean, where does the money go? how effectively is it used? how much of it is donated by the government and ends up going directly to the big corporations that are run by those same gov't officials. honestly, i'm not convinced that giving these people 74 brzillion dollars will absolutely ensure the best outcome... i mean, if 75% of that money is funneled into 4 or 5 corrupt assbag's pockets then it's all a bit of a waste isn't it? i think these our country donated more than yours arguments are petty and miss the point pretty badly. |
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I am crowning ChildrenTalking and weatheredstoner as official xltronic vermin. |
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wtf did I do? |
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i think everybody has missed the point how will nike cope with no-one to work for them sorry |
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I think you missed the sarcasm in my post. I was talking to someone else. |
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why in the hell do you care what he thinks. he has a chevron for an avatahhhhh |
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i find it suspicious. why did idia reject help from the US. what shape will this help take? my guess is military prescence. but hey.. maybe it's just really about helping it's not really rare |
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source? |
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maybe they're just getting such an overwhelming response they genuinely don't need more people running around, making the situation even more confusing than it already is. |
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It's never really just for humanitarian reasons. |
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what childrentalking, no breaking news topic about Japan donating $500 million? Why is that? |
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baaahahahahahahahahaahah oh god thank you childrentalking |
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per person the US denotes the LEAST you fucking idiot. go die. |
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i really dont think that i ever met a person so stupid as c_t in real life. i have no idea what would happen if i ever would. |
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He could be pleasantly shy. |
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pleasently shy, haha. :( |
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While those people are living in hell, some people are too preoccupied with arguing about "my country gives more than your country". Fucking pathetic. |
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lol did scotland give any? |
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haha "it's not fair" "but, but.... the other countries dont have to give that much! I WANT A JUICE BOX" |
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this is coming from someone who compensates his lack of self esteem with a bottle of gel. hahah |
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