Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJager
Do we or do we not give the most aid of any country in the world? It seems like you are saying 1 billion swedish(or whomever) dollars are somehow better than 10 billion american dollars because of GDP comparisons.
You're missing the point Panzer. I haven't checked the numbers, but I'll take your word for it that the U.S. gives the most in absolute terms.

But here is a little analogy for you:

Let's say my house burns down so my neighbors all take up a collection to build me a new one. One of my neighbors is a really rich guy, earning $1,000,000 per year, but the other nine people on my block are average joes earning $50,000 per year. The rich guy gives me $25,000 towards a new home, and the other nine neighbors each give me $5,000.

The $25,000 the rich guy gave me is definitely the most important donation out of the ten.

However, I would be much more appreciative of the $5,000 given by the others as that required more sacrifice of them.

Having said all of that, it would also be extremely bad manners (if not downright hurtful) for me to point this out to the rich guy.