okay, time for world play. we talked about the u.s. falling to fourth place in clowe ball competitiveness. there s another study out called the world giving index. the u.s. ranks fifth on this one. this is really a list you want to be near the top of. it s done by the charity aids foundation it. measures the willingness of people to donate their time and money to charity. australia and new zealand tied for the top spot on the world giving index. canada and ireland tied for third. the u.s. tied with switzerland for fifth. russia and china finished near the bottom of 153 nations surveyed. 63% of americans donate money. 39% donate time as a volunteer. 65% say they helped a stranger in the last month. cnn just did a poll asking americans about terrorism. the results may surprise some of you. you try to lie low, get the lay of the land.
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