"OECD - Look it up"? Sure; what, where?
Look it up.Look what up, where?
Got any links to hard numbers, in stead of government propaganda?
Just in straight general aid, 16.3 billion US. Next closest is Japan at 8.8. Pretty close to a factor of 2.Just like the population, IIRC, which would mean the average Japanese is *just as generous* as the average "we give more; always have" modest American.
Sure, you will use the OECD multiple and say we should give 8 times more since we're "soo rich".I'll thank you to let me decide for myself what I'll say, thankyouverymuch... Or should I go, "Sure, you will say 'a buck from a billionaire is as good as a buck from a beggar, so we're giving just as much as anyone else!' (even though that's a much smaller proportion of what you have to give of)"? Just let me know; if you want me to, I'll be glad to put those words in your mouth for you.
Except that doesn't include specifically tagged disaster reliefFunny how in these mysterious numbers you keep quoting without citing the source, there's always such a lot of "But wait, there's more! If you place your order today, we'll include these six Japanese steak knives without extra cost!" for the *American* numbers... So, does it explicitly say (and could you tell us *where* it does so, please?) that the numbers *do* include "specifically tagged disaster relief" for everyone *but* America, or is that just the impression you're trying to give by slippery quoting?
or the portion of the 250 billion that US folks give to charity each year.Wait, is this a "portion of" [emphasis added] some "the 250 billion" that you've counted already? And that you're now trying to count again? (Otherwise, it'd be "in addition to", not a "portion of", now wouldn't it?)
And are we supposed to infer from this that non-US "folks" *don't* give to charity each year, or WTF?
And no, I don't pretend that private charity exists only in the US.Then what the fuck were the immediately preceding shenasnigans all about?
Nor did I see huge amounts of foreign assistance being doled out in MO during the floods or in FL after the 5th hurricane flattened the state.Newsflash, Nimrod: It was offered, and refused. As usual. Don't blame *us* for *your* stupid pride!
But we're cheap...and our [link|http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a_qrieolIpYY&refer=us|companies are cheap]...I guess I just have to live with that...even though we'll end up giving a billion (just gov't assistance)Let's take a look at that:
Amazon.com, the world's largest Internet retailer, had collected $2.97 million as of 8 p.m. New York Time through a link on its home page that lets customers make donations to the American Red Cross.So, are you gloating about those $2.97 million BOTH under "contributions to the Red Cross" AND under "and see how generous our corporate masters are!(*)"? Just wondering, you see, so I'll know what to count twice and what not...
not counting C-130 transportYeah, the US are of course the only country that offer air transport, or other goods and services. (Fuck, you MADE the sign, IIRC, so I don't have to show it to you, do I...?)
and military expenses etc...Uh... Didn't we just go over this; did you nod off during those paragraphs in the post you were replying to? Or did you close your eyes, stick your fingers in your ears, and go "neener, neener, I can't hear you" until someone scrolled them off the screen for you? Either way, it sure *looks* as if you're trying your best to pretend you didn't see it.
Unless its cash it don't count.Unless it's *American* cash, of course, 'coz then it counts at least twice...
Whatever you say.You seem a bit disappointed that I'm not just swallowing whatever *you* say.
(*): Cheap PR for Amazon and ebay, BTW: They're letting *their customers* contribute, and trying to spin it as if they themselves are doing the contributing.
