[pinochet]

I want to make an observation about the history of homelessness in America, that some freepers may find interesting. Before 1960, the majority of homeless people in America were white men, who were largely middle-aged and elderly alcoholics. Homelessness among blacks was relatively rare. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the white unemployment rate was 25 percent. Among blacks, the unemployment rate was double that number (about 50 percent), because of the widespread racial discrimination that was common in employment at that time.

But, amazingly, homelessness was far more common among whites, than it was among blacks. Why was that the case? Because black Americans had a very strong extended family structure, and a very strong sense of community that was centered around the black churches. In those days, blacks were like the Hispanics of today, in that large numbers of people of the same family could share one house. This eased the problem of rent payment, because there were many working adults who could contribute to the rent, and to the living expenses of the house. When many adults live in one house, they are forced to set up rules, and hold each other responsible in contributing to the upkeep of the house.

This strong extended family structure was destroyed by the welfare system in the 1960s and 1970s, when many blacks stopped relying on their family members, and started relying on the government for support. If an 18 year old girl became pregnant, she no longer had to live with her mother, because the government could provide her with a free apartment of her own, and a welfare check. As long as she lived with her mother, she could be reprimanded for her behavior, and not have another out-of-wedlock pregnancy. But when she was given her own apartment at 18, and the government rewarded her for having more babies, she was free to have as many babies as she wanted.

The poverty of Haitians today, is roughly comparable to the poverty of black Americans in the middle of the Great Depression in the 1930s. The orphans of Haiti should get help from members of their extended families. They can also be helped by members of the Haitian elite, who are reputed to be very wealthy. Americans should not be sending either federal money or private donations to Haiti, because we risk expanding the welfare bureaucracy that is represented by the 10,000 charities that existed in Haiti before the earthquake. Rather, we should encourage the Haitian government to promote economic freedom, that would allow 10,000 small businesses to be established in Haiti. Those businesses will do more for the Haitians than the charities.

[gibtx2]

A waste of our time, money and lives.

[1rudeboy]

How many foreign countries came to help America during the Hurricane Katrina disaster?

Foreign aid to U.S. for Katrina relief.

I remember reading somewhere that a lot of it went unclaimed. And the tinfoilers were apoplectic about the Mexican military coming over.

[Doogle]

..considering we have pour $2.3 billion into Haiti in twenty years with no result....no it won’t help, the money disappears quicker then if Bubba Clin.....?????..hey wait a minute?

[Louis Foxwell]

There are 9 million small businesses in Haiti. Manufacturing is needed. In the 90’s there was a burgeoning middle class with 90% of Haitians supported by American light industry - clothing, toys, etc. Clinton destroyed this entire economic structure in support of the Marxist Aristide. The US embargo shut down all import and export trade, ending industry that was lifting Haiti out of its poverty.
Since then there has been a seething hatred not only of Aristide but also of the Clintons. That sentiment is easily transferable to Obama. The current administration will not allow the development of industry in Haiti. That would end a poverty class that supports incredible wealth for a small coterie of politically powerful elitists.

[Candor7]

Come on.Don’t you know yet how Obama works? He had a choice between:

a) a rapid response ( to his mind,Imperialistic)military response that would have secured Port au Prince and delivered immediate military security and aid within 48 hours.

b) the kumbayah UN aid model with a conglomeration of aid agencies that will fight with the US military rather that
deliver stockpiled aid, AKA, the UN AID GOAT F_CK ( UNAGF).The UNAGF lines the pockets of crooks and organized crime in any country it “helps.”The people mostly starve and the aid agencies do mock protests about the barbaric nature of the testosterone driven natives, while simultaneously denigrating and interfering with military assistance.

Guess which model of aid Obama chose? Buahahahahahahahah!

Ask yourself: WHY?

You got to know how Obama works by now!

HINT1: ( the aid is designed not to work so that an emergency alternative will have to be invoked by Obama.)

HINT2: ( If you have to read hint 2 , you are either naive or dumber than dirt, but we take mercy on you in either case: I give you this word array: immigrant, refugees,votes,1 million,settle in red states)

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Connect the dots.

Temporary Protected Status - Haiti

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Janet Napolitano, has determined that an 18-month designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti is warranted because of the devastating earthquake and aftershocks which occurred on January 12, 2010. As a result, Haitians in the United States (and other individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) are unable to return safely to their country. DHS will continue to work with other branches of the United States Government to closely monitor developments in Haiti to determine the need for additional action.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will efficiently and timely process immigration applications** for TPS filed by nationals of Haiti. Further detailed information will be posted in the Federal Register Notice announcing the Secretary’s decision to designate Haiti. DHS estimates that approximately 100,000 to 200,000 individuals will be eligible for TPS.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=e54e60f64f336210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e54e60f64f336210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

** Couldn’t be any clearer. Green Cards and the vote.

And all that vacant housing in Tampa waiting to be sold.Can you read my lips. More affirmative action mortgages to ruin America further. People are slow on the up take here. LOL.And Obama is blaming greedy bankers instead of Fannie/Freddie? Buahahahahahahahahaha!

[BitWielder1]

Immediate humanitarian relief makes sense but the longer we stay the worse it will get.
There will be mission creep.
There were lots of problems in Haiti long before the earthquake; poverty, corruption, poor infrastructure and criminality to mention a few.
The longer we stay the more we will be blamed for and asked to fix that too.
We could be bogged down forever until we get the backbone to say enough, the rest is up to the Haitians.

[Dick Bachert]

BUT – BUT AMERICA AND AMERICANS ARE SO “UNREMARKABLE!”

The hearts and prayers of Americans always go out to those who suffer catastrophic events. Haiti is but the most recent example. American people and treasure are already flowing into that sad place, made sadder still by this earthquake.

Of course, as Barack Obama spent his first year in office reminding the entire world, America is just like all the other nations out there and we are a most “unremarkable” people.

I’d remind him that the wealth which we are now about to pour into Haiti is the result of the superior and productive political and economic system left us by some wise and far-sighted men over 240 years ago. How sad that Obama is well on the way to destroying it. Obama and his not so merry band of Chicago thugs need to ask themselves from where that wealth now flowing into Haiti will come when they complete their sought after destruction of the unique American system?

The persistent poverty in places like Haiti is a product of the inferior systems the people of far too many of those nations continue to tolerate. I don’t know much about the human beings at the top of the current Haitian food chain but situations of this sort have, in the past, caused a huge surge in the quantity of numbered accounts in Swiss banks. I hope that doesn’t happen in this situation. If it should, I hope the decent members of the Haitian population conduct public hangings of those involved.

As one commentator recently remarked, Haiti could easily join the other wealthy tourist spots in the Caribbean were it not for their unfortunate inability to move out of the 18th century.

If any good can come from this disaster, perhaps it will be that they will reexamine their social and economic “model” and rebuild their homeland in ways that will permit ALL of their citizens to participate and prosper.

[Venturer]

It’s just plain nuts.

One thing we don’t need in this country is more folks that won’t work.

[Deb]

People want to do something, anything. They want to get on a plane, race to those suffering children and save them. All they can do is send money, so they do it. Unfortunately, it will be money used to finance the continuation of a Marxist abomination that will just continue the suffering.

Bring back General Cedros! Cedros was a good man and a strong leader who was bringing business and prosperity to Haiti for the first time in its history. Then the Black Caucus demanded Clinton reinstate Aristide and that was the end of Haiti.

[TruthFactor]

You might as well pile all the money in the middle of the street, pour gasoline all over it and strike a match.