Reply #24: I can't believe how many times I read this one

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In various discussion groups and blogs. Either claiming they didn't contribute after 9/11 or more often, the Florida Hurricanes. It's like asking what Tiny Tim made for Christmas dinner.

No disrespect for folks in Florida who had to endure hardship, but for the most part, comparing a guy who had to wait a few months for the insurance check for roof repairs to the massive losses in Asia is just really sick.

FWIW - I don't have a link or the numbers, but after large natural disasters in the USA, I have read that the foreign embassies of 3rd world countries (even countries like Bangladesh) DO make humanitarian contributions. The amounts are not large, but more than most individuals would make. People never take into consideration that there are always far more urgent humanitarian crisis at home for these countries.