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« Tsunami: A Survival Story | Main | Perfect Timing » January 4, 2005Post-Tsunami Stinginess UpdateChuck Simmins says American companies, individuals and religious organizations have now donated more than $236 million for tsunami relief. He's got The Stingy List. As I said in an earlier post, America's critics don't get that much of what America will do to help in the post-tsunami relief and rebuilding will not be done by the U.S. government in the name of the American people, but by the American people themselves. Posted in Around the Globe
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OK, I have to steal that name. Thanks, Bill! Posted by: Chuck Simmins at January 4, 2005 08:03 AM"...[M]uch of what America will do to help in the post-tsunami relief and rebuilding will not be done by the U.S. government in the name of the American people, but by the American people themselves."
That's fine, except it doesn't answer Egeland's charge. He correctly predicted that we'd see incredible amounts of giving for this disaster - the 'stingy' comment was directed at giving for the day-to-day problems like hunger, poverty, etc. Posted by: brad at January 4, 2005 01:07 PMExcept, Brad, that even your new spin on Egeland's comment overlooks the fact that private American giving to international relief causes has long been the eighth wonder of the world -- not only after big disasters, but as a matter of routine. Posted by: McGehee at January 4, 2005 04:13 PMPost a comment
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