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Post by hypoman on Feb 20, 2013 17:02:05 GMT 7
my mate just sent me an email so I copied it. I dont know how accurate it is, but Im guessing it could be right. He is in the Philippines on OAP but was living there on DSP previously. this is what he sent me: Someone please tell me what the Hell is wrong with all the people that run this country!!! Both LABOR & LIBERALS We're "broke" and can't help our own Seniors, Veterans, Orphans, Homeless, etc., In the last years we have provided direct cash aid to Haiti - 1.4 B, Hamas - 351 M, Pakistan - 2 B, Libya 1.45 B, Egypt - 397 M, Mexico - 622 M, Russia - 380 M, Jordan - 463 M, Kenya - 816 M, Sudan - 870 M, Nigeria - 456 M, Uganda - 451 M, Congo - 359 M, Ethiopia - 981 M, South Afrika - 566 M, Senegal - 698 M, Mozambique - 404 M, Zambia - 331 M, Kazakhstan - 304 M, Iraq - 1.08 B, Tanzania - 554 M, with literally Billions of Dollars and they still hate us!!! Our retired seniors living on a 'fixed income'- do they get any breaks while our government and religious organizations pour Hundreds of Billions of $$$$$$'s and Tons of Food to Foreign Countries! he did say in the last years, so i dont know what time frame.. either way coming down on us is such a miserable pittance compared to what they spend on foreign aid etc, not to mention stupid things like the home insulation program... and the mining tax- what a joke... just my 2 bobs worth...
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Post by Banjo on Feb 20, 2013 17:34:04 GMT 7
Mate, the aid to Haiti after the earthquake was just over 50 million, half of which came from public donations.
Needless to say I didn't check any further.
This type of message is set up and distributed by far right groups and many are copied from other countries with only basic changes making them very easy to check but most people are so angry over other issues they are only too ready to accept them as the truth.
Lets think about OUR rights and entitlements and not worry about what anyone else is doing or supposedly getting.
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