What's the WHOLE story regarding the US and foreign aid?

[bobbyboucher]

I'm hearing this debate about foreign aid and the US, where do we rank with regard to foreign aid. The whole thing has been clouded and diluted and the rubes already have their oft repeated cover, but what is the truth of the matter?

Any help?

[Brundle_Fly]

1. Americans

give the most in dollars.

but per capita, you give the least.

I think thats about it.

[Benhurst]

2. Yes, it's much the same with Olympic medals. We always

win the most; but if you draw a circle on a map of Europe to enclose a population equal to ours, we come off a poor second best.

[bobbyboucher]

3. Are you talking about the government, or

private giving? I saw these Bush apologist all over yesterday making hay out of what that UN guy said and the guy didn't even name the US in particular. Do they have a guilty conscience or is it just the usual spin control.

[SharonRB]

4. I just got a letter from moveon...

...asking for letters to Bush asking him to send more aid. In my note, I suggested that he cut back on the inaugural festivities and instead send a majority of the money to the relief efforts.

[K-W]

5. And we use it very politically.

This is why Bush spends a ton of money on foriegn aid.

[bobbyboucher]

6. AHA! You mean the old "Coalition of the Willing"?

That makes sense.

[Benhurst]

7. Yeah, and a lot of our "foreign aid" is military aid used to prop

stooge governments around the world who support the empire.

[pk_du]

8. I can sum it up in one sentence

pre-Election Florida = 2 Billion ( with a B) in "Disaster Relief"...

.....100k+ dead brown skinned non-Christians = 25 Mil ( or 1.75%).





THATS what the ruckus is about.

[banana republican]

9. Listening to CNN yesterday

they were saying that the areas devistated would need to have major infra structures repaired/replaced. Thing like big buildings; roads;bridges etc.

This is the perfect opportunity for Halliburton to contract with the US Gov't to replace those things and get a big profit in the meantime....