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Originally posted by Mak
1 more thing:
Australia's people donated: $140million
population: 20million
USA's people donated: $200million
Popoulation: 280million
Australias Prime Minister (John Howard): donated: $1 million
USA's President donated (George Bush): about $500,500
Tell me watcha think about that??
This isn't a competition...
The amount of aid raised in the world is the biggest since the world wars. Stop comparing the amount of money that each country donates, that is absolutely besides the point.
Furthermore, aid should not only be raised now, think of the money that is needed in 6 months. When those people there are STILL suffering and STILL wont have houses to live in, yet all the cameras will be gone by that time...
Also, while the eyes of the world are focused on this tsunami disaster, there are millions of people still suffering of hunger in other parts of the world.