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Originally posted by nfotiu+Jan 4 2005, 10:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (nfotiu @ Jan 4 2005, 10:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-MarchHare@Jan 4 2005, 10:12 PM
Ah, but to put things into perspective, take a look at this graph: http://members.arstechnica.com/x/hux/tsunami_relief.gif
Compared to other first-world nations, Americans have been somewhat stingy. 
And also realize that US citizens donated over ten times as much in the wake of September 11th, an event that -- while incredibly tragic -- pales in comparison to the utter devastation in SE Asia now.
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Between 200 million in private donations and the US governments 350 million dollar pledge, the number is more like 550 million, almost 5 times the 120 million referenced in that chart. [/b][/quote]
Don't want to freak anyone out, but according to Bill O'Reilly (yipes), the USA total contributions, government and private, is over $1 billion now.
And, he says, that's just over and above the expense that goes along with protecting everyone in the world.
Cowperson