Interesting. The New Zealand government has made an initial pledge of $5 million (U.S. $3.4 million) and has also promised to match donations dollar for dollar. That's in addition to the material aid in the form of transport aircraft, etc we're already giving.
We have a population of 4 million.
Australia has pledged U.S. $27.3 million and they have a population of 20 million. They are also donating considerable material aid.
If we're really going to do some sort of comparison, we should do it on the basis of population and GDP. But this isn't really about who donates the most. This is about helping the people who need it.
By the way, the U.S. has increased its pledge to U.S. $35 million. Which the U.S. State Department has described as "a line of credit". Um. Doesn't that usually mean you have to pay it back?
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We have a population of 4 million.
Australia has pledged U.S. $27.3 million and they have a population of 20 million. They are also donating considerable material aid.
If we're really going to do some sort of comparison, we should do it on the basis of population and GDP. But this isn't really about who donates the most. This is about helping the people who need it.
By the way, the U.S. has increased its pledge to U.S. $35 million. Which the U.S. State Department has described as "a line of credit". Um. Doesn't that usually mean you have to pay it back?