It's probably a tad higher than that by now (below figure on investment in
Tsunami relief).  Canada put up more than 9 bucks a person (300MM $), and I
haven't heard how much was raised by the Rock Concert that was on TV --  
Celine Dion via Satellite from Vegas, plus Rush, and 20 other groups.  Kids
here were emptying their piggy banks, to help other kids--    I think it
added (ironically) *more to the meaning of Christmas --at least it slowed
(for me) some of the Numbing sensation each AM to turn on the Radio or TV to
hear that, *Again, the Damage and loss of life had turned out Worse than the
day before that, and before that....

   I guess some of the cash you needed got used getting rid of those WMDs
(that we knew weren't there -- that's why Canada didn't follow the Charge to
'free Iraq'.  I wonder why they didn't "Free Iran" while they were at it.
Oh, right, The House of Saud are pals with Dad. Oil will be Obsolete wrt.
Fuels in 20 years they say, long before it's Burned to 'smogify' the air. It
will become too Valuable to burn. ).

 An Activated Votership might be useful to put in place people who
represent the values of the general public I guess.   That means cutting
past the scare mongering and Axis of Weaval junk.   China is supposed to be
tinkering with WMDs, why aren't the airliners Blasting Them?   Oh, forgot,
nothing we need there.

 Be Careful,  someone might think we're getting too Political this early in
the year. G./