does america do enough for world hunger

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i called it the world food programme because it is called the world food programme where ever you live.

http://www.wfp.org/

the castration part is a little hard. and i think uncalled for.

also why would you sell it for dog food when people are starving why not human food and let the dogs starve.
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A little harsh????? Name another country - EXCEPT the motherfucking jackasses FORCED AT GUNPOINT - that is as generous as the US????? The so called "wold community" LOVES to brag about how generous it is...ever FUCKING failing to tell that it is AT GUN POINT!!!! Taxes are GUN POINT!!!! Show what people will do from their HEARTS!!!

-gastropod
 
WOW - THAT WAS REALLY HARSH OF ME!!!! My bad!!!

For you UK'ers - "Gun point" - that is the thing you slaves COULD have used to protect your freedoms, but you gave up without a fight a few years ago.

Sorry!

-gastropod
 
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i was looking through the world food programme report and noticed america gives almost the same amount to the wfp than britain even though it is about ten times wealthier.

15 million dollars a year seriously that just takes the piss.
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Hey, moron, aid is more than money...

Metric tons of food delivered in 2008:

Total: 6,029,768.6

U.S.: 3,099,952.3

U.K.: 131,538.0

http://www.wfp.org/fais/reports/qua...cipient/All/code/All/mode/All/basis/0/order/0
 
Quote from morganist:

good point. you are right. the us does do more than other countries. well argued.
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Well, argued? No, I just dug a little deeper into the same organization you used.

If I wanted to argue the paltry $15MM in U.S. aid that you mentioned in your original post I would have countered that the U.S. supplies the country of Tajikistan alone with over $20MM in humanitarian aid annually due to the severe and ongoing drought it's mired in.

Or, I could mention that the U.S. supplies around 40% of the total humanitarian aid that all of the participating governments give annually.
 
Quote from jprad:

Well, argued? No, I just dug a little deeper into the same organization you used.

If I wanted to argue the paltry $15MM in U.S. aid that you mentioned in your original post I would have countered that the U.S. supplies the country of Tajikistan alone with over $20MM in humanitarian aid annually due to the severe and ongoing drought it's mired in.

Or, I could mention that the U.S. supplies around 40% of the total humanitarian aid that all of the participating governments give annually.
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good arguments i believe you. but you should post source.
 
How exactly did these people survive for thousands of years before food donations came along?

Did Africans forget how to farm?

The old adage, "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for day. But teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime", certainly holds true here.

Perhaps the UN should drop some plows and oxen by cargo plane instead of food.
 
Quote from aegis:

How exactly did these people survive for thousands of years before food donations came along?

Did Africans forget how to farm?

The old adage, "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for day. But teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime", certainly holds true here.

Perhaps the UN should drop some plows and oxen by cargo plane instead of food.
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good argument. perhaps the emphasis should be on development.
 
Quote from morganist:

i was looking through the world food programme report and noticed america gives almost the same amount to the wfp than britain even though it is about ten times wealthier.

Contribution by Donor
Donor
Amount(US$)
Contribution (%)
CERF
28,061,550
24.4%
AUSTRALIA
3,367,603
2.9%
BELGIUM
646,825
0.6%
CANADA
6,266,304
5.5%
DENMARK
1,371,468
1.2%
ECHO
24,925,432
21.7%
FINLAND
936,741
0.8%
FRANCE
626,860
0.5%
GERMANY
1,295,337
1.1%
IRELAND
1,415,625
1.2%
ITALY
64,683
0.1%
LUXEMBURG
660,422
0.6%
NETHERLANDS
5,276,926
4.6%
NORWAY
1,223,240
1.1%
SPAIN
4,583,920
4.0%
SWEDEN
500,784
0.4%
SWITZERLAND
1,881,987
1.6%
UNITED KINGDOM
14,432,937
12.6%
USA
15,085,502
13.1%
WFP (Private Donors)
2,296,306
2.0%
Total
114,920,452
100.0%
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http://www.humanitarianlogistics.org/documentation/WFP Aviation 2008 Annual Report.pdf

15 million dollars a year seriously that just takes the piss.
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The USA donates more than any other country in both percentage and total dollars when you factor in private foundations and citizen contributions.
 
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