• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    It’s not a cold question, just ignorant/uninformed

    1. We made a commitment, people’s lives are depending on it
    2. Per Capita we pay less than most other Western countries
    3. We do have the biggest economy, the most people though, so are of course the largest such donor

    Are you really going to rest on such idiocy as being the largest donor just by virtue of size? Is it really an objection that we give more than say, Denmark?

    Just the opposite, they give more per person, more relative to the size of their economy, they have a higher burden. Our contribution is peanuts

    Edit: looking at the Wikipedia chart someone posted, apparently US gives 1/3 of what Denmark gives per capital or per gnp