'... United States is also the biggest economy, so the raw dollar term doesn't mean that much.'

Well, I'd say that if Mexico donated a peso, it's still only a peso no matter how small the Mexican economy is.

If the 'raw dollar' 'doesn't mean that much', then let them do without our 'raw dollars' that 'don't mean that much' coming from the 'biggest economy.'

^yeah I don't know what he's getting at^

Actually the aid information isn't accurate anymore, US aid jumped 10-fold, as did some other countries.

New info here.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4145259.stm

He does offer some more complete ways of looking at the picture though. Such as factoring private donations and such. Per capita is just a way of showing that we do as much, or more, per citizen, as any other nation.

I talked to UNICEF again today, I have to get a passport before I can go to Sri Lanka, and even then I'm not sure other shit I have to go through before I can go. But fuck that, I'm still gonna try.

Good luck man. Wish I could go.

I have a friend that is headed to India this week on an aid trip. Ironic thing is, she's headed to the opposite coast affected as her plans were laid several months ago.