Asian tsunami - US delivered 88% of aid pledged; Australia only delivered 45%

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Scroll to the bottom for the relevant graphic-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/20...#zoomed-picture

[FortLaudy 10]

Scroll to the bottom for the relevant graphic-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/20...#zoomed-picture

What's your beef with Australia... you don't like going down under?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Scroll to the bottom for the relevant graphic-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/20...#zoomed-picture

This is shocking. Talk about breaking a promise.

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This thought just jumped to mind, maybe the percentage of aid given has a little something to do with this?

only 24 percent per cent of Americans own passports

On average, more than 70 percent of Europeans and between 60 and 70 percent of Australians have passports

"And, really, it is embarrassing to think that a country which arguably holds the most influence internationally out of any country in the world has so few citizens that have actually seen that world about which they are creating policies."

http://whitmanpioneer.com/opinion/columnis...ake-of-america/

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What's your beef with Australia... you don't like going down under?

This thought just jumped to mind, maybe the percentage of aid given has a little something to do with this?

only 24 percent per cent of Americans own passports

On average, more than 70 percent of Europeans and between 60 and 70 percent of Australians have passports

This thread is focused in on the disparity between pledges and actual aid. Australians pledge almost twice as much as they deliver. Americans tend to give what they say they will.

[FortLaudy 10]

This thread is focused in on the disparity between pledges and actual aid. Australians pledge almost twice as much as they deliver. Americans tend to give what they say they will.

So really, they're saying they will give, but then they don't.

I'm thinking maybe because A LOT of Australians travel and have probably travelled to those Tsunami stricken places have an opinion about whether they want to have their money go there or not, even during a horrible crisis. By government "pledging" the robin hoods will STFU and be happy, but not delivering because they really don't intend on letting go of that money in the first place, because they believe will be more wisely put to use in Australia.

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So really, they're saying they will give, but then they don't.

I'm thinking maybe because A LOT of Australians travel and have probably travelled to those Tsunami stricken places have an opinion about whether they want to have their money go there or not, even during a horrible crisis. By government "pledging" the robin hoods will STFU and be happy, but not delivering because they really don't intend on letting go of that money in the first place, because they believe will be more wisely put to use in Australia.

Donors pledge, governments don't.

[FortLaudy 10]

Donors pledge, governments don't.

yes sorry, thanks for the correction.

To me there's a clear relation with the amounts of money countries are donating and the percentage of people in that country who travel abroad.

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To me there's a clear relation with the amounts of money countries are donating and the percentage of people in that country who travel abroad.

that's not what I want this thread to be about

[FortLaudy 10]

that's not what I want this thread to be about

Australians are stingy or keeping charity at home... fair game. your pick

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Australians are stingy or keeping charity at home... fair game. your pick

no no no

they LIE.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

no no no

they LIE.

All talk and no action.

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All talk and no action.

exactly

[Peikko 1,575]

no no no

they LIE.

This thread and your posts are giving me flashbacks to Kaa. Link

[FortLaudy 10]

exactly

The all lie all the time because they're all descendants of ex-cons or just about donations all the time?