The other side of the coin:
As of early this morning Red Cross reports that INDIVIDUALS have already contributed over $25 million on their web site, and corporations have already contributed over $100 million. This is way ahead of the contributions to tsunami relief in the same approximate time frame. I expect that individual and corporate contributions to relief will eventually be in the billions (not including gonvernment relief).
For example, the ABC affiliate radio stations here in Southern California raised $500,000 yesterday - in one day! This is Socal only, there are probably similar numbers all over the country. The Clearchannel stations have a similar fund raiser under way nation wide today.
Peski
"Marge, don’t discourage the boy! Weaseling out of something is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals. Except the weasel." - Homer Simpson