No country is lower in their percentage of GNP donations than the US in this table. You must be under the impression the US is helping more than other countries, on the contrary, it is helping less.
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We are an ungenerous nation- although we like to think we are really, really swell, we aren't. But I hope some day we will be, though, I would like to think we could be as generous as the Danes.
"USA's aid, in terms of percentage of their GNP is already lowest of any industrialized nation in the world, though paradoxically in the last two years, their dollar amount has been the highest. "
"Commenting on the change in trend in 2001, the OECD noted that:
"Most of the United States' increase in 2001 was due to a $600 million disbursement to Pakistan for economic support in the September 11 aftermath."
"According to the British paper, the Guardian, in March 2002, if all countries from the OECD were spending 0.7% of GNP on aid, aid flows would be $114bn higher than current levels. (The World Bank say some $40 to $60 billion extra is needed, while the international development organization, Oxfam, say some $100 billion is needed. So, regardless of those numbers, meeting the 0.7% promise is therefore important.) "
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Make sure you see the contributions presented graphically, as percentage of GNI, in the above link. The US comes in an abysmal 22nd. I don't think my country should be 22nd. Do you think the US should be 22nd? And if you do, why do you think the other 21 countries should shoulder proportionally more than their share of the world's problems? |
