Friday, December 31, 2004

From a diary over at kos (by way of archy)

Number of deaths due to four Florida hurricanes in 2004: 117

Number of deaths due to Aceh earthquake and tsunami in 2004: 120,000+

Homeless due to Florida hurricanes: 11,000

Homeless due to Aceh earthquake/tsunami: 5,000,000

US government aid to help Florida hurricane victims: $2.04 billion

US government aid to help Aceh earthquake/tsunami victims: $35 million

Estimated cost of George Bush's upcoming inaguration celebration, not including security costs: $40 million

US government direct cost, per hour, of the US war in Iraq: $9 million

Spain per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami victims: $2.30

Norway per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami victims: $1.80

Australia per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami victims: $1.30

UK per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami victims: $0.48

France per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami victims: $0.50

US per capita government contribution to help earthquake/tsunami victims: $0.12

Jackie Chan's personal contribution to help earthquake/tsunami victims: $200,000

Chan ratio of US government contribution (ratio of per capita US government donations to Jackie Chan's individual donation): 1/1,666,667, or 0.0000006


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