Originally Posted by Locke7

I was just wondering if anyone knows how all of these countries are coming up with their numbers. I know in some countries all aid money is funneled through the government. Where as in America, most people DON'T send their money to the government, they use groups like the Red Cross to get their money to people in need. I'd like to see the real numbers that would be calculated by looking at the money donated to those groups as well.