How much overseas aid does the US donate each year.?
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In 2004 the US gave less than O.2% of their GDP to help developing nations. While they were the largest contributor in dollars in 2004, the US has a long way to go before achieving the UN's goal. \nThe only five countries to have reached the UN's goal in 2004 were Norway, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden and the Netherlands. Norway had the highest contribution in percentage of GDP at 0.87%.
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$3bn / year = \n\n$1.2 billion in economic aid and \n$1.8 billion in military
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These organizations contribute increasing amounts of money to confront AIDS and other pressing global health issues. UNAIDS [8] reports that in 1996, approximately US$330 million was available for HIV/AIDS initiatives worldwide, a figure which had risen to US$4.7 billion by 2003. Although this represents a huge increase in funding, it is still less than half the amount of US$12 billion that is now required, and this exigency is expected to rise to US$20 billion by 2007.
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How do you know that they haven't made contributions?\n\nIf you read the links below the US and the EU are giving money.
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I think that's true. I mean, look at the history of all the current wealthy countries today (United States, China, India, Argentina, etc). They were once consider a poverish nation and with leadership and trade laws, these countries flourish. Countries that are dependent on foreign aid will never get rid of poverty because the leaders of these countries are selfish and greedy. When countries donate money to poverish nations, it is up to the government of these poverish nations to distribute. Too bad the leaders of these poverish countries can take full advantage of this. They take in the foreign aid and usually never distribute to the people in need. Sometimes they steal foreign supplies and sell it in the market.
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Well, I wouldn't say that we aren't getting cared for, but I see your point. The U.S. government gets into other countries' business a lot. They throw millions of bucks into these causes without asking. They think they are doing good, which they could be doing. But what if they MADE SURE we were O.K. first, and THEN got OUR support on the project? Easier and better solution.
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It's called 'exporting good will'. I agree with you that more money needs to be spent at home.\n\nThe money sent to other countries is just a small part of the budget. It's very expensive to run a government. A better solution would be to cut the defense budget. It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber.
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I think you should donate your money to Africa because they need food, fresh water and clothes to wear. In America kids do have fresh water and clothes to wear also they have programs for the kids but Africa doesn't.
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"According to the U.S. Treasury Department, America's first 42 Presidents, from George Washington (1789) to Bill Clinton (2000), borrowed a combined total of $1.01 trillion from foreign governments and financial institutions. From 2000 to 2006, the Bush White House has borrowed $1.05 trillion alone. Yes, that means we have borrowed in the last 5 years what we had previously borrowed in the first 211 years of our country."
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Just recently, a U.S. Senator (Dorgan?) showed how much the U.S. owes different countries and financial institutions.  Japan was first on the list with about $600 billion owed to it by the U.S.  China was second with about $300 billion.  My numbers were rounded and approximated.
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13, 308.3 billion current dollars.\n\n11,432.9 billion chained (2000 dollars)\n\nhttp://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/gdpnewsrelease.htm
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billions and billions of us dollars
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US  300 MILLION\n\nWORLD 7 BILLION
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"Foreign aid poured in. West Germany offered to rebuild Valdivia. Argentina aided Chiloe Island and Sweden helped Puerto Saavedra. The United States gave most of all. The export-import bank of Washington lent $10,770,000, and private citizens have donated $5,000,000. President Eisenhower approved a $20 million dollar gift as the "first step" of a broad aid program to Chile's homeless and desperate people."\n\nI copied this paragraph from a web site I found by typing in "Chile 1960 Earthquake Relief"
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20,090,437 (July 2005 est.) \nhope it is helpful
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None.  Did you mean hurricane relief?  Probably a few billion.
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Tax money isn't being spent, it's being pi$$ed away. How many hundred of billions of the money we pay into the US government are being thrown away in a country that, before we attacked it, had little or nothing to do with America or it's security? How are the 80 billion dollars in tax breaks to the oil companies going to help the average American? How is the 3-5 billion dollars we give to Israel every year (Israel, by the way, is the 6th richest country in the world) helping the average American? Taxation is equal to theft - the taking of money and property by force. While I have no problem with the US helping it's own and humanitarian aid to other countries, and gladly give my tax dollars, the fact that the government can't even work out a budget that is anywhere near balanced is despicable.