OK, let's put it all into perspective...sad thing is most Americans believe their government when they are told of all the good things [img]graemlins/blah.gif[/img] their nation is supposedly doing to help those in need. Here is a summary of quotes from ordinary folks easily found if you type into google to search for who is providing what kind of relief to the tsunami victims.
Now also remember that the US has ten times as many people as Canada....Enjoy.
"$200 billion to kill 100,000 Iraqi's vs. 15 million, no wait, 35 million in tsunami aid. Aid needed to save hundreds of thousands from succumbing to disease and death from the after effects of this tragedy. There's a real disconnect here with the "culture of life"
Colin Powell has come out defending the US aid of $15 million. He touted the largesse this nation is built on and ESPECIALLY this administration, how charitable Bush has been on a global scale.
That's a whole nickel apiece!
(If you assume a U.S. population of 290,000,000.)
I suppose Shrub will use this as an excuse for another round of tax cuts, saying that people will give their tax cuts to the relief effort.
Seriously, $15 million? Is this a joke?
I dare anyone to even know where to begin in comparing the apples and oranges of compassion these immoral bastards possess that occupy OUR White House.
Bush's disaster in Iraq was easily preventable, while this natural disaster was not. The $200 Billion spent bombing and fighting in Iraq dwarfs the 15 or 20 million for disaster relief. The Bush madman has spent so much on war that there is not much left for aid- just another example of the twisted priorities of this sick madman and his crooked cronies.
A tsunami warning system could have saved thousands of lives, but of course this has no priority with the Bush Bombers even though Loch-Mart could build it.
The devastation from the tsunami hit the mostly the poor but the idle rich vacationers were also affected- this will be the disaster from the wing-nut perspective since they place little value on the lives of "others".
I don't get it , are they even aware of how little we are giving? We are paying $8M a MINUTE to fight the war in Iraq and we're not even spending twice that much on this.
As for the children, I read yesterday that children were running to the beach to watch the "big waves" before anyone realized it was the precursor to a tsunami. Why why why weren't people at least making phone calls to the local authorities? How hard is it to pick up the phone and say, "Hey, in about 2 hours there'll be a massive wave hitting your beach. Make sure people aren't standing on it." It makes me sick. The lost generation indeed.
So if we are spending $1 billion per week or $52 billion per year to devastate Iraq (these are low numbers), then the stingy Bushies are giving a big three hours of Iraq slaughter money for the relief effort. Here's a new slogan- Stop the slaughter for a day and send the $144 million for disaster relief, or for the bumper sticker:
Stop the Iraq war, aid the disaster victims
Just one more example of the Bush backwards budget. This is a man who is evil to the core, and he gets cover from the wing-nuts who believe his religious rantings, what a disaster for the world- Bush alone is worse than the biggest tsunami in recent history.
Your insistence that private generosity of Americans can in any way make up for the pittance the government has proposed as aid for the recovery after this weekend's horrendous tsunami is a sad testament to your lack of understanding of human nature.
You imply that individual Americans would not donate if they thought the government was going to give more. The stinginess of the government is not my motivation for giving, and it is unlikely to be the motivation for anyone else. Instead, the government stinginess is simply further proof that human life has no value in the eyes of the current administration and human suffering is not worthy of relief.
The amount of aid the administration has proposed would fuel a few hours (not days, weeks, or months, but hours) of the Iraq conflict. Even if we tripled it, we wouldn't divert so much as a day's worth of funds. The President's innauguration party will cost more than we're willing to pay to ease the suffering of millions devastated by a horror whose magnitude we can only begin to imagine.
What kind of message does that send to the world? If the president wanted to send a message of generoisty, he could pare his big party down to something simpler and send the remainder to help people in need. But, then again, it's not in his character, nor apparently yours, to "do for the least among us," as would befit a true Christian.
Now some Canadian Facts: [img]graemlins/cf2.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/cf2.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/cf2.gif[/img]
By BRIAN LAGHI and GLORIA GALLOWAY
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
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Tsunami toll tops 114,000
Ottawa — Ottawa announced it would contribute $40-million in aid to countries devastated by this week's catastrophic tsunamis as the global community stepped up efforts to cope with a death toll that threatened to hit 100,000.
By last evening, the world's 30 wealthiest nations had promised $280-million, although the United Nations is now suggesting the tab to help the region recover could run toward $10-billion to $15-billion. Aside from Canada, major donors include Spain at $60-million (U.S.), Australia at $10-million and the United States at $35-million.
TORONTO -- Ontario has pledged $5 million in aid and will send a top expert in forensic identification to the Asian region struggling to recover from a series of devastating tsunamis.
On Wednesday, the federal government committed another $36 million in aid to bring Ottawa's contribution to $40 million, while British Columbia pledged $8 million directly to the Canadian Red Cross.
Canada will also send a planeload of relief supplies to Indonesia, the nation hardest hit by the Dec. 26 earthquake and resulting tsunamis. A planeload was sent to Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
But a grassroots organization aiming to raise a million dollars across Canada for relief efforts in the region is urging the federal government to provide more money and assistance.
Members of the South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund in Toronto say the $40 million committed by the federal government is simply not enough.
"The enormity of the situation that we have seen on the television belies the amount of money that we are sending," said spokesman Dr. Budhendra Doobay.
"We are grateful, but we want more. We have to push for more."
Across Canada, donations continue to pour into relief agencies, with the Red Cross office in St. John's receiving some $20,000 on Wednesday alone.
Nationwide, the Red Cross has raised $7.2 million.
So far Canada's governments and official agencies:
Federal $40 mil
B.C. 8 Mil
Ontario 5 mil
Red Cross 7.2 Mil
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...nal/TopStories http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=35479 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...Y&refer=canada
Plus all the other Provinces and individuals.
Canada is putting debt payments on hold too, see here:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=7212165
Yet I'm always hearing about the Americans whining [img]graemlins/blah.gif[/img] about how ungrateful everyone is for the breadcrumbs they throw out.
Considering the wealth the US possesses and spend on oil conquering activities this is a joke, just like the fact that they are anti-Keyoto and years behind on their funding commitments to the UN.
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