How does this work ?

THE TOP EIGHT COUNTRIES THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAVE YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO IN 2010-2011

Indonesia $458,700.00 million


Papua New Guinea $457,200,00 million


Solomon Islands $225,700.00 million


Afghanistan $123,100.00 million


Vietnam $119,800.00 million


Philippines $118,100.00 million


East Timor $102,700.00 million


Cambodia $64,200.00 million

TOTAL = $ 1,669,000,000.00 - given away in 52 weeks

..but wait there’s more.

Australia provides approximately 150,000 tonnes of food aid every year—about $65 million—to Bangladesh, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Chad

In 2005 John Howard committed Australia to double Australian aid to about $4 billion a year by 2010

In 2010-2011 the Australian Government plans to spend almost $4.4 billion on development assistance

In 2008 the Australian community contributed $812.19million to non-government organisations

SO….. Ask your local member how come 2010 Queensland flood victims get $1 million ?

When insurers, such as Allianz and CGU, provide cover for storm damage but exclude flood from their home and contents policies.

YES THIS A BLOODY INSULT TO THE AUSTRALIAN AND QUEENSLAND PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST SO IT IS ABOUT TIME THE GOVERMENT STARTED LOOKING AFTER THERE OWN BACK YARD AND FORGET THE REST FOR A LONG TIME THIS IS BULL ****???

theDoctor said...



How does this work ?

THE TOP EIGHT COUNTRIES THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAVE YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO IN 2010-2011

Indonesia $458,700.00 million


Papua New Guinea $457,200,00 million


Solomon Islands $225,700.00 million


Afghanistan $123,100.00 million


Vietnam $119,800.00 million


Philippines $118,100.00 million


East Timor $102,700.00 million


Cambodia $64,200.00 million

TOTAL = $ 1,669,000,000.00 - given away in 52 weeks

..but wait there’s more.

Blah Blah ,.. rant,.. rave,...

Hey Doc! I hope you're not in charge of making up prescriptions.
There is something obviously wrong with the presentation of your figures. Namely,.. they don't add up!
e.g, the first item on the list is ;-
"Indonesia $458,700.00 million" which is $458 BILLION by itself.
Add the rest in and you end up with TRILLIONS of dollars in foreign aid.
Even in my most self serving assessment I KNOW we are NOT that generous.

The total of about 1.6 billion appears to be correct. The rest is just hyped up bovine excrement.
And 1.6 billion total aid is not alarmingly high for a first world affluent econony.
Specially if we were all on doctors salaries.

So, in answer to your first question,

"How does this work ?"

,

It doesn't.

Like I said when I got the email and copied it into the "Top Joke " thread as probably the worst joke ever: - "Don't ask me to verify the figures but the comparison is relevant."

The "Government" does not have any money of it's own. The "Government" gets money from you and I the taxpayers.

The "Government" then blows huge amounts of it on so called "Foreign Aid" as a priority over building national infrastructure and helping the needy within our own communities.

The comparison is relevant!!

oliver said...

I haven't read most of this thread. I'm sure I will later, however, I thought it may be appropriate to hijack this thread, rather than starting a new one and say.....

How impressed I am with Anna Bligh. She comes across, during this crisis, as an expert communicator. It's like she was invented just for this disaster. They should put that chick doing the sign language at the back when she's at press conferences. I'm guessing public opinion will turn on her as months pass.

I heard a little from NSW Premier, Kristina Keneally, today - she's got no idea. Brumby, in Vicco, was marginally better, last year during the bushfires.

+1

She is not popular with her selling off of Qld assetts but the general opinion
amongst the people I talk with is that she showed her mettle and responded to the
crisis very very well with her particular emphasis that it is not just about Brisbane.

Many small rural communities have suffered hugely on a, for want of a better term, percentage basis.

In Bundaberg we were about the first to suffer from flooding but in comparison to,
for instance, Toowoomba, we got off lightly, touch wood.

Another person who deserves big strokes for his efforts is Kevin Rudd who has been paddling around in knee deep water helping people in his electorate shift their belongings from houses soon to be completely flooded.

Times of crisis usually bring out the best of character in people.

Quote:- "The character of the individual is not made in a crisis. It is REVEALED in a crisis." Dr. Kenneth McFarland, In his time America's No1 public speaker.

cisco said...

It was very heartening to hear the Indonesian Foreign Minister say that "When Australians have disasters, Indonesia will be there for them."

Yes they're sending boat loads of people over to help

cisco said...

Like I said when I got the email and copied it into the "Top Joke " thread as probably the worst joke ever: - "Don't ask me to verify the figures but the comparison is relevant."

The "Government" does not have any money of it's own. The "Government" gets money from you and I the taxpayers.

The "Government" then blows huge amounts of it on so called "Foreign Aid" as a priority over building national infrastructure and helping the needy within our own communities.

The comparison is relevant!!

Short of cash are you Cisco? Not enough to eat? Can't afford a doctor? Can't afford clean water? Maybe you are right then.

CISCO for PM

^^^ Yes. But known to many as the one eyed monster

KR

theDoctor said...

How does this work ?

I would suggest that you review some of the materials on the official government website for the reasons why Australians give aid to other countries: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/ and http://www.ausaid.gov.au/about/ausaidmap.cfm

Then (and only then) I would suggest you read the facts on where government aid went to http://www.ausaid.gov.au/anrep/rep10/appendix_c.html

Don't confuse government aid with insurance though, if you have a problem with the corporatisation of profits and the socialisation of losses that has nothing to do with government aid...

GalahOnTheBay said...

theDoctor said...

How does this work ?

I would suggest that you review some of the materials on the official government website for the reasons why Australians give aid to other countries: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/ and http://www.ausaid.gov.au/about/ausaidmap.cfm

Then (and only then) I would suggest you read the facts on where government aid went to http://www.ausaid.gov.au/anrep/rep10/appendix_c.html

Don't confuse government aid with insurance though, if you have a problem with the corporatisation of profits and the socialisation of losses that has nothing to do with government aid...

Cutting and pasteing with out reading the facts, typical CTer........

oliver said...

I haven't read most of this thread. I'm sure I will later, however, I thought it may be appropriate to hijack this thread, rather than starting a new one and say.....

How impressed I am with Anna Bligh. She comes across, during this crisis, as an expert communicator. It's like she was invented just for this disaster. They should put that chick doing the sign language at the back when she's at press conferences. I'm guessing public opinion will turn on her as months pass.

I heard a little from NSW Premier, Kristina Keneally, today - she's got no idea. Brumby, in Vicco, was marginally better, last year during the bushfires.

Yes Anna has performed admirably in a disaster. It seems Disasters are her forte. Pity her main job is not in a related field.....

Cleaver QLD's

Good luck with the clean up.