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The fact is there is no yardstick to measure how much giving is enough. It is easy to say so-and-so hasn't given enough or soon enough or whatever.
My choice is to universally applaud those who have contributed anything, be it a large cash donation or a few cans of food. Why they did it and why they chose the level they did is not something I'm going to judge them on.
Personal contributions are obiously excellent, but government aid is invaluable. Governments have unique abilities to provide aid effectively, quickly, and in sufficient amounts. Additionally, for many of their citizens, governments provide the only way to make a significant contribution. It is great that an actress has $2m to give, but most Americans would have to make some serious sacrifices and perhaps endanger their own financial situation just to find one or two hundred bucks to give. Through government we can give aid effectively and in sufficient quantity to be meaningful.
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"Don't tell me we're so blind we cannot see that this is my land! I can't pretend that it's nothing to do with me.
And this is your land, you can't close your eyes to this hypocracy.
Yes this is my land, I won't pretend that it's nothing to do with me.
'Cause this is our land, we can't close our eyes to the things we don't wanna see."
- DTH
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