I listened to the comment that Mr. England made. He is not the UN, but is the emergency relief comissioner. He did not say the US was stingy about Tsunami relief. I can’t remember well enough to quote exactly what he said. But he never singled out the US, nor did he refer to the tsunami. He said that wealthy nations were more generous in the past, that they could do more in the present, and he did say that frankly in his opinion they were stingy.
Now, was there any truth in what he said? If a wealthy man gives 100 dollars he has given more than the poor one who gave 50 cents. But if that poor man gave his only 50 cents, went without his soup that evening, who is more generous?
In 1970 rich countries agreed to spend just 0.7 percent of their incomes on aid. Thirty-four years later, none of the G8 members have reached this target and many have not even set a timetable.
Dec 4, 2004:
A new report from international agency Oxfam today reveals that 45 million more children will die needlessly by 2015, because rich countries are failing to provide the necessary resources they promised to overcome poverty.
As a person who calls himself a Christian, I support the call for wealthy nations to honor committments made to help the poor. Life is sacred, and not just from conception to birth.
Humanity is evil.