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Let's Do The Time Warp Again . . . .
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Originally posted by sgtclub
First and foremost (I sound like an R&B singer on grammy night), why is it based on % of GDP. This skews the numbers because our GDP is so much higher than everybody elses. Second, I'm ignorant on what counts as "foreign aid" but I suspect a lot of things we spend cash on world wide may not be included. Maybe they should be, maybe not, I'd just like to see the definition.
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On your first question, you are correct that we give more foreign aid than every country other than Japan because we are so big. That does not mean we are more generous, however.
On your second question, I don't know the answer.
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