TIL that the US is #10 in foreign aid per capita.
TIL that the US is #10 in foreign aid per capita.
In order is Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, German, Netherlands, UK, Canada, Belgium, France, US, Japan, Australia, with Norway so far ahead they have a different font color.
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Keep in mind this is per capita. Overall the U.S. provides the most foreign aid by a wide margin. Over 10 billion dollars more compared to Germany and over 30 billion more compared to Norway.
The whole point of breaking down per capita is to account for the US having 4 times the population of Germany. It doesn't even get to GDP per capita (which is lower in Germany).
yea, i'm all for shitting on the us, but come on. i'll bet all those countries also spend more on everything "per capita"
US government spends more per capital on healthcare than all those nations with fancy universal healthcare.
twice as much, per capita, in fact. and the u.s. fails to cover everyone or everything that should be (like it is elsewhere at half the cost).
The US some how manages to spend more on public healthcare per person than countries with universal coverage, then spends even more than that on private healthcare on top.
A shame all that money goes into the pockets of millionaires.
I think the point is not so much that the US should be giving more, but that Trump's constant complaining the the world owes the US and that the US is the only country so overburdened by spending on foreign aid is bullshit.
Also, I don't think per capita expenditures automatically increase for smaller populations.
lord diaper sees any foreign spending that isn't promoting his string-puller's agenda as being a waste--because that money could be flowing to him and his comrades instead.
That and it's more convenient scapegoating of "those dang foreigners".
Overall China spends more than the US and India about the same.
So what you're saying is that the US can do better.
Comparing the US to countries in Europe is just silly anyway. If you want a comparison, compare it to all of Europe. Or compare Texas to Germany.