This neatly fit a standard response to criticism of the level of American assistance: that private philanthropy exceeds government aid. Depending on what monies are included, this is true, although the British, Dutch, Germans, French, and other Europeans are also generous donors, despite lacking the tax benefits that encourage private philanthropy in the US.
这恰恰和批评美国援助数量的普遍反应相吻合，即：民间募捐超出了政府援助。虽然英国、荷兰、德国、法国和其它一些欧洲国家的国民也都慷慨解囊，但如果就捐助的现金数量来看，美国国民的个人募捐确实超出了其政府的援助金额――尽管美国的税收政策并没有起到鼓励个人募捐的作用。