On Thu, 15 May 2008 12:05:42 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>Giusi > wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> ...
>>> Giusi > wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>>> ...
>>>>> Steve Pope > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Pradeep S. Mehta, secretary general of the center for
>>>>>> international trade, economics and the environment of
>>>>>> CUTS International, an independent research institute
>>>>>> based here, said that if Americans slimmed down to the
>>>>>> weight of middle-class Indians, many hungry people in
>>>>>> sub-Saharan Africa would find food on their plates.
>>>>>
>>>>> **** 'em. If they want to come over here and dig through our
>>>>> garbage for the scraps, then let them. Otherwise their food
>>>>> problems are their own problems.
>>>>
>>>> This is a stereotypical American statement and is the perfect expression
>>>> of
>>>> what is known as the Ugly American these days. It is also immoral even
>>>> to
>>>> non-religious.
>>>
>>> What are the Italians doing to help India and North Africa? A hell
>>> of a lot less than the U.S. is doing, that's for sure.
>>>
>>> Now kindly **** off.
>>
>> You haven't a clue what you are talking about and you won't get one either
>> as long as you keep your head in it's jingoistic position and don't pay
>> attention to anything but rah rah "we're the greatest" fake news.
>
>Ahh, more of the anti-American sentiment. The only patriotic
>feelings I have are negative. And they mostly have to do with
>allowing the outsourcing many of our jobs to India.
>
>But I'll take your evasion of the question and your atypical
>responses as a babbling surrender of the fact.
>
>-sw

according to this chart, in 2002, by my count the u.s. was 15th out of
21 wealthy countries in per capita government and private foreign aid
spending:

<http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0930884.html>

true, we outspent italy. but the idea that the u.s. spends a
disproportionate amount of foreign aid, cherished as it is in some
quarters, is false.

your pal,
blake