My America

[Taxi]

Originally Posted by PhelanKA [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yes, because this topic hasn't been discussed ad nauseum by every pseudo-intellectual on the Internet thru every available medium since 1996.

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what topic, its just a big ole troll fest. And i like the term pseudo-intellectual, it leaves the guy doing the ad hominem subtly in a position to be able to judge who isnt an intellectual and who is. Like stfu, your stupid, im not. At least im not trying to hide im trolling since a couple of pages ago. Oh, and pseudo Frank Zappas rock amirite?

[Loke]

Originally Posted by Kenny Powers

Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is I'm not. i honestly just feel that America is the best country and all the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called 'patriotism'.

...and if you disagree you can kiss my ass and suck my dick... everyone.

[Taxi]

Thats the america i like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSE_saVX_2A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDkhzHQO7jY

[Excision Rottun]

Originally Posted by Loke [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

...and if you disagree you can kiss my ass and suck my dick... everyone.

I'm fuckin' in and you're fuckin' out!

[mgellan]

Originally Posted by Toony [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ok lets, the United States is the most charitable nation, by GDP and overall.

"While exact figures are impossible to come by, the highest estimates from recent years put individual U.S. donations to overseas aid at 0.16 percent of national income, according to the Center for Global Development’s Steven Radelet. (More conservative estimates suggest that this number may actually be as low as 0.03 percent; an OECD estimate put the number at 0.06 percent.) Add the optimistic 0.16 percent estimate to the 0.16 percent of national income in government donations and you reach a combined 0.32 percent of national income—which is still less than the governmental aid alone of roughly half of the world’s wealthiest nations."

(retrieved from http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2676)

[Toony]

Originally Posted by mgellan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

"While exact figures are impossible to come by, the highest estimates from recent years put individual U.S. donations to overseas aid at 0.16 percent of national income, according to the Center for Global Development’s Steven Radelet. (More conservative estimates suggest that this number may actually be as low as 0.03 percent; an OECD estimate put the number at 0.06 percent.) Add the optimistic 0.16 percent estimate to the 0.16 percent of national income in government donations and you reach a combined 0.32 percent of national income—which is still less than the governmental aid alone of roughly half of the world’s wealthiest nations."

(retrieved from http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2676)

2005 eh? Below from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006

1. United States - $22.739 billion
2. United Kingdom - $12.607 billion
3. Japan - $11.608 billion
4. France - $10.448 billion
5. Germany - $10.351 billion
6. Netherlands - $5.452 billion
7. Sweden - $3.962 billion
8. Spain - $3.801 billion
9. Canada - $3.731 billion
10. Italy - $3.672 billion


Or something as recent as 2007

1. United States, 1.67 percent of GDP
2. United Kingdom, 0.73
3. Canada, 0.72
4. Australia, 0.69
5. South Africa, 0.64
6. Ireland, 0.47
7. Netherlands, 0.45
8. Singapore, 0.29
9. New Zealand, 0.29
10. Turkey, 0.23

Sources: Charities Aid Foundation, Canadian Centre for Philanthropy

[Coalrymer]

While I would have liked to post back about the other soldiers. My time in Iraq was the worst waste of my life I can remember. I personally think any moron that thinks blowing himself up to hurt others. All the while thinking they will go to 30 virgins... How long do they stay virgins anyway.. or do they just keep spawning new ones? /cough sorry. I won't go into too much details, but I left there wounded, and nearly stranded when I got back to the US.

As for Obama, well, I won't judge until the end of his term.. and IF the changes actually help. I would like to shake his hand for making my life easier with that GI bill change. He was handed a shit platter and so far I'm only seeing spices added. But I'm glad he lowered taxes for the lower income and raised for the higher.

Bush however was a complete moron. He IS one of the reasons the oil spill in the gulf even happened. Helping loosen the regulations on oil companies... Oh yea he still owns one right... Acting like our nation was regressing economically, until nearly the very end. Handing it off to Obama to make it seem all a Democrats fault. Aside from that and making up words... still just looking at him gives me feeling I wanted to punch him. Even before any stupid remark. ALSO lower taxes for the rich, in hopes, it will trickle down to the poor... wow... just.. wow...

Last few coppers if anyone cares. Everyone is racist to some degree.
United States does NOT have a national language set. Majority speak English, but in their stupid arrogance they forget this fact. Somehow we bleed our influence on other nations, and make them speak English so they can make money. /cough money talks I guess...

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[Excision Rottun]

Originally Posted by Toony [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Or something as recent as 2007

1. United States, 1.67 percent of GDP

3. Canada, 0.72

Sources: Charities Aid Foundation, Canadian Centre for Philanthropy

Per capita we just blew you out of the water.

We donated aprox. 50% of what USA donated with 10% of the population.

[Toony]

Originally Posted by Excision Rottun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Per capita we just blew you out of the water.

We donated aprox. 50% of what USA donated with 10% of the population.

Awesome! Congratulations to all ten of you!

[Taxi]

Theres a quote somewhere where Lawrence summers says something to a chamber of commerce conference that goes like "Dont worry guys, for every dollar in foreign aid we put, 1.30$ goes back to american corporations".

Im not 100% sure cuz i cant find the quote on the net, but its in a movie about the theft of public water resources by corporations called Blue gold. Maude Barlow is a rock solid source so i dont doubt the figure, its an extremely disturbing movie, i suggest to everyone to seek it out and watch it.

Well, its on youtube lol check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLp1ZnjsIXc

Watch it and now check out a map of where i live:

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See all the "oil" deposits there? Thats why im worried.