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

[FortLaudy 10]

Madame Cleo is ok when she doesn't have PMS.

The above was meant for the "fav members" thread... ####### happened I don't know. lol

I have to go make dinner, hubbies on his way home. Australia is not donating so much intentionally, so are many other countries, the US donates way TOO MUCH !

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

d'ya know that EWOK is an aussie?

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d'ya know that EWOK is an aussie?

Boo Yah owns this site. Common knowledge.

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Boo Yah owns this site. Common knowledge.

nah, just wanted to be a gossip columnist like ya

it's like sayn uncle johnny depp is dead or charles is gonna have twins

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but it's true. Boo Yah is the true power behind the throne.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

but it's true. Boo Yah is the true power behind the throne.

I thought he was the power when he was on the throne?

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I thought he was the power when he was on the throne?

he is always the power even when he pretends not to be.

why do you think he went to expats? because he sensed it was going downhill. he went to save it. and he has.

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

Boo Yah owns this site. Common knowledge.

and aj is really wookie.

[Ali G. 37]

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/

Bingo! The country with the least international exposure of them all (Ethnocentric), is trying to dictate to the rest of the world.

My bet is that 85% of folks here probably could not locate Haiti on a map.

[Ali G. 37]

Scroll to the bottom for the relevant graphic-

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

Why would Australians care about a country located nowhere near them? Nonetheless, guess who help out the most during the Tsunami?

Anyway, the only reason you even care to mention Haiti is because those affected are black. Had they been white, you would not have given a ####### and probably cheered. Furthermore, based on your cough cough background (culture), how much did you donate?

Edited January 28, 2010 by Booyah

[spookyturtle 9,466]

he is always the power even when he pretends not to be.

why do you think he went to expats? because he sensed it was going downhill. he went to save it. and he has.

An outstanding individual.

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Why would Australians care about a country located nowhere near them? Nonetheless, guess who help out the most during the Tsunami?

Anyway, the only reason you even care to mention Haiti is because those affected are black. Had they been white, you would not have given a ####### and probably cheered. Furthermore, based on your cough cough background (culture), how much did you donate?

The thread is about the Tsunami. The graphic at the bottom is about the Tsunami. The link may have haiti data as well but that is not the focus of this thread.

Work on your reading skills, little homey.

[Ali G. 37]

The thread is about the Tsunami. The graphic at the bottom is about the Tsunami. The link may have haiti data as well but that is not the focus of this thread.

Work on your reading skills, little homey.

Aid comes in many forms, cash pledged is just one of them. Therefore, pledges vs actual support are two totally different things.

Here are the pledges:

# 1 United States: $902,000,000.00

# 2 Germany: $634,000,000.00

# 3 Japan: $500,000,000.00

# 4 France: $444,000,000.00

# 5 Australia: $431,000,000.00

Actual delivered ~

US: $794 million

Aus: $193 million

When factoring in population, the US would have to deliver $2.8 billion to meet what Australians donated.

Edited January 28, 2010 by Booyah

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

With all the talk about how awesome Australia is, I wonder if anyone here has whacked off into a Australian travel brochure.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Aid comes in many forms, cash pledged is just one of them. Therefore, pledges vs actual support are two totally different things.

Here are the pledges:

# 1 United States: $902,000,000.00

# 2 Germany: $634,000,000.00

# 3 Japan: $500,000,000.00

# 4 France: $444,000,000.00

# 5 Australia: $431,000,000.00

Actual delivered ~

US: $794 million

Aus: $193 million

When factoring in population, the US would have to deliver $2.8 billion to meet what Australians donated.

So welshing on pledges is ok in your book?