More than a billion people now live on less than the purchasing power equivalent, in their own country, of what can be bought in the US for $1.00. In the year 2000, Americans made private donations for foreign aid of all kinds totaling about $4 per person, or roughly $20 per family. Through their government, they gave another $10 per person, or $50 per family. That makes a total of $70 per family.
More than a billion people now live on less than the purchasing power equivalent, in their own country, of what can be bought in the US for $1.00. In the year 2000, Americans made private donations for foreign aid of all kinds totaling about $4 per person, or roughly $20 per family. Through their government, they gave another $10 per person, or $50 per family. That makes a total of $70 per family.