Yes, we are stingy as hell!
"Jan Egeland, the UN's coordinator of humanitarian affairs, yesterday retracted his Dec. 27 comment that Western countries were ``stingy'' with aid, calling U.S. contributions ``generous.''
Bush defended the level of U.S. funds for the affected countries. ``The person who made that statement was very misguided and ill-informed,'' said Bush. In 2004, the U.S. supplied $2.4 billion in food, cash and humanitarian relief, or 40 percent of all relief aid provided in the world, he said. ``We're a very generous, kind-hearted nation,'' said Bush. "
U.S. Aid