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kais ahmed 25th April 2005 |
Pakistan's name is not on list though it pledged some US$20 million. |
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Ian Graham Staff Editor 10th April 2005 |
The Asian Development Bank said on March 18 that there was a shortfall of more than $4 billion dollars between what was promised for rebuilding the countries worst-hit by the December 26 tsunami and what has been delivered. The ADB delivered its post-tsunami analysis at an international meeting of donor countries, regional governments and aid agencies in Manila. The earthquake-propelled waves that slammed coastlines in Asia damaged 700 kilometers (430 miles) of road in India, robbed 44 percent of Indonesia’s Aceh province residents of their livelihoods, and destroyed 100,000 homes and 65 percent of the fishing fleet in Sri Lanka. |
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Disgusted American 19th January 2005 |
Has [insert country's]leaders rallied for people to give privately? Have [insert country's] people given privately as much as the USA? Has [insert country] deployed helicopters, ships, and aide SINCE DAY ONE like the USA? So many things that everyone loves to say "well that doesn't count", when it very well does. The immediate aide response was solely by the USA. Why? Because we can. I understand that we are the only ones cabable of such a fast response, but it sure is pathetic to see so many people gloss over it in their never ending efforts to minimize our good deeds. There's a lot of stats being thrown around here that are highly misleading. I wonder when there will be a chart of the military expenditures that were rerouted to help out. Just because we don't prefer our government to do all of our bidding doens't make us stingy: http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/dis_tsu_fun_ple_by_ngo_and_pub I'm also wondering how many of these pledges will be fully honored. |
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Disgusted American 19th January 2005 |
Has [insert country's]leaders rallied for people to give privately? Have [insert country's] people given privately as much as the USA? Has [insert country] deployed helicopters, ships, and aide SINCE DAY ONE like the USA? So many things that everyone loves to say "well that doesn't count", when it very well does. The immediate aide response was solely by the USA. Why? Because we can. I understand that we are the only ones cabable of such a fast response, but it sure is pathetic to see so many people gloss over it in their never ending efforts to minimize our good deeds. There's a lot of stats being thrown around here that are highly misleading. |
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Sammy 17th January 2005 |
Anyone for some "America, bless GOD" bumper stickers? Yes... its true... they do exist! Can anyone say "arrogant"? |
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caitlin 12th January 2005 |
Okay, so let's see....the other countries criticize the Unites States for not giving enough money...well...how about the US demands back all the money from other countries that they owe in debt to us! Whenever any disaster of some kind happens, counrties come crawling back to the US for help, but then critisize them for not giving enough...gift horse in the mouth anyone? I say, the US should demand all the debt back that all of the countries owe us...then everyone would shut up. |
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Brian1625 6th January 2005 |
But lets get straight on the fundamentals here. Generosity is defined as spontaneously doing good things for others, as demonstrated by the voluntary action cited above. It is sharing of oneself, one's time, one's goods without any consideration of entitlement. That generosity is highly valued in our society, and rightly so. However, there is no such thing as "government generosity" because government has nothing to share that it hasn't first coercively taken from others by taxation. There is no way to consider any government activity as sharing. When President Bush committed $350 million of taxpayer funds to the South Asia crisis, he wasn't demonstrating generosity, but compliance with some perceived "duty." There is nothing virtuous in using other people's money to meet your own needs for satisfaction and popularity. |
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