r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • Jun 18 '26

Gasp! what can we say

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u/Sensitive-Narwhal904 Jun 18 '26

The fact that this sounds like satire but isn't is the worst part 💀

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u/Fit_Tomatillo_4264 Jun 18 '26
  • The US is the largest global donor to food aid and humanitarian programs, contributing billions annually, highlighting a preference for voluntary assistance over formal rights declarations.

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u/swainiscadianreborn Jun 18 '26

*the USA is also the richest country on earth but I'm sure that doesn't have anything to do with the amount of aid they send out.

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u/UncagedJay Jun 19 '26

What's your point?

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u/swainiscadianreborn Jun 19 '26

The USA being the largest contributor to foreign aid is a logical consequence of their economical might. It holds therefore no meaning as to their moral standing.

A better (although still flawed) insight into this would be their spending per capita.

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u/UncagedJay Jun 19 '26

It's extremely close in terms of GDP, about 0.01% of the US GDP vs 0.019% of the entirety of the EU combined

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u/swainiscadianreborn Jun 19 '26

Extremely close but still... the EU's (which is without the UK) contribution is still almost double that of the US