Originally posted by KYS
The U.S. might not be the most perfect country, but they are the most generous country when it comes to helping others. THe U.S. is the number one Country in the World when it comes to giving money and support to other nations in need.
Actually, that is as far from the truth as you can get.

To quote a rant/article I wrote once (I'm not dumb enough to post a link to it here; knowing the response I'd get... If you want to read the full thing you are free to let me know and I'll provide you with the link):

"The USA often tries masquerading as a helpful country; always ready to aid poor and needy countries with it's wealth. However, the USA's aid (in terms of percentage to their GDP) is the lowest of any industrialized nation in the world! For example, Denmark was the country that gave the most money to poor countries in 2001. Denmark gave a whooping 1,01% of their GNP while the USA only gave 0,11%."

Paul, several news sites have quoted him the exact same way. And those are all respectable sources like BBC, so I fail to see why you need even further evidence.

Soledad, I couldn't agree with you more. Your last paragraph was extremely well put, thanks and kudos for that.