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I thought the claim was that the US was 'stingy'.
Stingy is a term relative to the amount you earn and what you are prepared to give away.
It is not a good way to measure someone's 'stingyness' by comparing what they give to what another gives. It is a measure of one OWN ability to donate or give away.
PS, I'm not saying the USA is stingy, just that to say they are or aren't by comparing what they donate internationally compared to other countries is not the right way to look at it.
There's also wisodm to consider.
The rich man who gives a hundred dollars once a week to the smackhead who sleeps outside his factory door is doing less good work than the guy who give $10 to a single mother and offers to look after her kids for one hour a night so she can go to school.
Remember, foreign policy and not just demand also dictates how much aid goes to other countries. I can guarantee that if a big earthquake hit cuba, a lot more money would come from Canada or UK than from the USA, simply because of policy.
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