| Kimya Dawson – 12/26 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Death toll in Katrina: 1,836 confirmed, 705 missing Death toll in the Earthquake: 229,866 That's 230 times as many. It doesn't really compare. "Early in September, Congress authorized a total of $62.3 billion in aid for victims [of Katrina]" Total worldwide donations to Indian Ocean: $7 billion. So one tenth the aid for 230 times the loss of life? Initially the US contributed one fiftieth (1/50) of the aid that Germany gave. Then upped it to half, then finally Bush asked to up this to 1.5 times the aid of Germany. Compare the GDP of Germany and the US and you'll see how sorry this is (US GDP is 4 times bigger than that of Germany). I'm not saying that Katrina wasn't terrible, but you cannot say it compares! Also, death toll in 9/11: 3,017 (one hundredth that of the earthquake) |
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