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View Poll Results: Which country does the most good?
USA 35 70.00%
Brazil 0 0%
Germany 5 10.00%
Poland 0 0%
Israel 1 2.00%
Saudi Arabia 0 0%
Russia 1 2.00%
ChIna 4 8.00%
South Korea 0 0%
Japan 0 0%
South Africa 0 0%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4 8.00%
Voters: 50. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 06-06-2019, 08:11 AM
 
Location: New Jersey
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I tried to pick big-player representative countries in each part of the world.
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Old 06-06-2019, 08:18 AM
 
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The answer is obvious... And you wonder why the other countries rather have treaties with the US instead of a real military force.. everybody loves an obedient punching bag spouse.... The one-way relationship is very important.... For them....
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Old 06-06-2019, 08:18 AM
 
Location: City Data Land
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Does the most good in terms of what? Humanitarian aid? Staying out of other countries' business? Avoiding war? Being generally invisible? What do you mean exactly?
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Old 06-06-2019, 08:19 AM
 
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USA is by far the most charitable in the world. BY FAR. There's just no comparison.
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Old 06-06-2019, 08:23 AM
 
Location: Florida
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USA is by far the most charitable in the world. BY FAR. There's just no comparison.
Not exactly

Per capita foreign aid by country

1.Sweden – 1.40%
2.Norway – 1.05%
3.Luxembourg – 0.93%
4.Denmark – 0.85%
5.Netherlands – 0.76%
6.United Kingdom – 0.71%
7.Finland – 0.56%
8.Switzerland – 0.52%
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20. USA - 0.15%


Of course in a country of 320 million people and a large economy, even a very small percentage amounts to a big dollar amount. But "most charitable"? No.

Not sure what the "who does most good" means. In what sense? Out foreign aid is typically military aid, or related to the military, and that does not always amount to good things, but only to higher body counts.

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Old 06-06-2019, 08:24 AM
 
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Does the most good in terms of what? Humanitarian aid? Staying out of other countries' business? Avoiding war? Being generally invisible? What do you mean exactly?
For being such a Trump-hating liberal... Now you sound like an isolationist or as liberals like to call it, a racist too... Ironic....
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Old 06-06-2019, 08:30 AM
 
Location: Newport Beach, California
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The United States of America
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Old 06-06-2019, 08:36 AM
 
Location: Madison, WI
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Whichever country sticks to defensive force rather than offensive, leaves the others alone, while allowing its citizens to donate and help others around the world. I’m not sure who’s closest to that.
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Old 06-06-2019, 08:45 AM
 
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US + Netherlands + Singapore + UAE.

Those 4 countries control ~90% of the world's shipping, and nothing tops shipping for its impact on every single human life on this planet.
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Old 06-06-2019, 09:22 AM
 
Location: Santa Monica
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Whichever country sticks to defensive force rather than offensive, leaves the others alone, while allowing its citizens to donate and help others around the world. I’m not sure who’s closest to that.
When you get past the armed robbery, murder, and raping I'm sure a few countries look respectable.

They should all go out together and get a beer...on me of course.

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