10-04-2003 10:01									#1
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"We give all this money in foreign aid and this is how they repay us?!" For the last couple of years I have constantly been hearing this question and it began to get really annoying, so I looked it up. Turns out that the US does give the most aid... since 2001. Before that Japan had been on top(the change coincides with major economic troubles in Japan that had been going on for awhile and major increases in US dollars to Pakistan). In one depressing year, 1995, Japan, Germany and France all beat us out.

Even worse though, the US currently scores behind 21 other nations when its expenditures on foreign aid are calculated as a percentage of GDP. Thats even behind strugglin countries like Ireland and Portugal. Depressing.

http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/avi/3.html

and for a far more technical link with lots of colorful charts and such...

http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp

	10-04-2003 10:05									#2
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quote: Nonetheless, it is interesting to note for example, per latest estimates, Americans privately give at least $34 billion overseas -- more than three times U.S. official foreign aid of $10 billion:

That's a pretty good article that doens't paint a black and white picture. It looks at the pitfalls and agendas of aid.

	10-04-2003 10:14									#3
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Yeah, it is sad that so many Americans think the foreign aid budget is a significant cut of US spending when it is actually a comparatively small sum.

The othert things is that two of the biggest aid recipients, israel and Egypt, use most of their aid money to buy weapons, usualy from US companies (Well, the egyptians buy only american, the Israelis get to buy some of their own), so it hardly reaches those in need.

The US can best spend its money via larghe NGO's or UN agencies, both of which spend their money better than sending it through goevrnments, and the money is most needed in primary education and health services.

	10-04-2003 10:14									#4
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I know, believe me I looked for a more black and white article, just couldn't find one and this one was too good to pass up.

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quote: even behind strugglin countries like Ireland and Portugal. Depressing.

Ireland is NOT struggling.

	10-04-2003 16:32									#6
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Isreal gets foreign aid? what for?

	10-04-2003 16:38									#7
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For their military of course

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quote: Foreign Aid, who needs it...

	10-04-2003 18:09									#9
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG Isreal gets foreign aid? what for?

Israel is the BIGGEST receiver of US aid inthe world.

Washington just beefed it up to 10 bil. dollars.

	10-04-2003 18:19									#10
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quote: Washington just beefed it up to 10 bil. dollars.

The invasion of Greece is a costly matter.

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of course.

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10 billion dollars?! I can stop working.

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I find it funny americans support funding the military to go in and **** with other countries when there is no domestic gain to it, but decry benevolant aid as being useless.

	10-04-2003 18:30									#14
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pah,
socialists

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there is plenty of domestic gain. Defence contractors get money.

	10-04-2003 18:38									#16
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Israel is still the biggest recipient of US aid

	10-04-2003 18:41									#17
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Greece does

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quote: Originally posted by Azazel there is plenty of domestic gain. Defence contractors get money.

yeah, because everyone i know works in the defence industry.

	10-04-2003 18:46									#19
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and my intent was to say that supporting war against countries does not benefit country to country and people to people relations like aid does.

	10-04-2003 20:07									#20
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG Isreal gets foreign aid? what for?

IIRC, It part of the bribery deal that was struck after Camp David I.