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**soprofaxel** · 01-28-2010, 01:45 AM

Somebody was worried about money going to the gov....seems there should be no worries. Now the aid effort..well that is another matter...

Less than a penny of each dollar the U.S. is spending on earthquake relief in Haiti is going in the form of cash to the Haitian government, according to an Associated Press review of relief efforts.

Two weeks after President Obama announced an initial $100 million for Haiti earthquake relief, U.S. government spending on the disaster has nearly quadrupled to $379 million, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced Wednesday. That's about $1.25 each from everyone in the United States.

Each American dollar roughly breaks down like this: 42 cents for disaster assistance, 33 cents for U.S. military aid, nine cents for food, nine cents to transport the food, five cents for paying Haitian survivors for recovery efforts, just less than one cent to the Haitian government, and about half a cent to the Dominican Republic.

AP ENTERPRISE: Less than 1 cent of US quake aid dollar goes in cash to Haitian government - Courant.com

01-28-2010, 01:45 AM	#38
soprofaxel Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 436 Senior Member	Somebody was worried about money going to the gov....seems there should be no worries. Now the aid effort..well that is another matter... Less than a penny of each dollar the U.S. is spending on earthquake relief in Haiti is going in the form of cash to the Haitian government, according to an Associated Press review of relief efforts. Two weeks after President Obama announced an initial $100 million for Haiti earthquake relief, U.S. government spending on the disaster has nearly quadrupled to $379 million, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced Wednesday. That's about $1.25 each from everyone in the United States. Each American dollar roughly breaks down like this: 42 cents for disaster assistance, 33 cents for U.S. military aid, nine cents for food, nine cents to transport the food, five cents for paying Haitian survivors for recovery efforts, just less than one cent to the Haitian government, and about half a cent to the Dominican Republic. AP ENTERPRISE: Less than 1 cent of US quake aid dollar goes in cash to Haitian government - Courant.com
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