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To: Road Walker who wrote (214106)	1/2/2005 9:39:03 AM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 1578342

John, I've posted this article about 3 times now. So maybe if I post it one more time you will admit that U.S. citizens and corporations are actually quite generous. Right now, they have donated an estimated $100 million. Count it up and here's one article listing a bunch of American companies donating. money.cnn.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (214106)	1/2/2005 11:03:27 AM
From: Taro	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578342

So you are saying that Japan is more socialist than Germany? Not hardly so... Or Germany is cheaper than Japan? You may conclude that but that may be a cheap shot though. As for money matters Germany is stuck between a rock and a hard place thanks to nobody but themselves. Add a lack of swift operational powers due to a long decision making chain. Especially so during their many public holidays and long weekends. May not exactly be the topic of this discussion though. Would not be surprised at all to see the Germans hike their contribution considerably after this long weekend. As for generosity of the US private sector in general, why not take a look at what Gates has been pledging through the years for a starter? No doubt the statistics on the total US contributions will start popping up by next week or so. Check the media and let me know. Right now I am stuck in Europe. With the great news of the day being, that my buddy checked in, made it back with all his family. Right now the official Swedish count is down 8 (!) to 2,915 lost in Asia. Taro