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Re:Why isn’t New Zealand richer and more productive? by Retric on Friday April 18, 2014 @09:12PM (#7612140)
As a % of GDP it's not actually that high.

US ranks #21 in Foreign aid and is 1/5 Sweden.

http://www.statisticbrain.com/countries-that-give-the-most-i...

Welfare # GDP US: 14.8 Sweden: 28.9

Giving we are #1 in monitary donations but it's only 1.85% of GDP in the US. http://www.forbes.com/2008/12/24/america-philanthropy-income... "Based on volunteerism alone, the Netherlands comes first, followed by Sweden and then the U.S."

Re:Why isn’t New Zealand richer and more productive? by wyclif on Saturday April 19, 2014 @12:19AM (#7612584)
Still doesn't mean the poor are "hated", and it's still a vast amount of aid money.