One more cup of coffee

Some perspective

Some perspective on the relief efforts for victims of the tsunamis in Asia:

• Microsoft has pledged $3.5 million (source).
• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: $3M (source).
• Pfizer: $35M ($10M cash, $25M in drugs) (source).
• Coca-Cola: $10M (source).
• Exxon Mobil: $5M (source).
• Random people who gave through Amazon.com to the Red Cross: $5.4M (source)

And:

• The US Government: $35M

Not so much.

One last piece of perspective:

• The Republican spending for Bush's inaugural festivities: $30-40 million (not counting security).

Oh well.

Posted by Mike at December 30, 2004 11:06 PM