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**lionsiy** · 11-11-2010, 12:37 AM

The very notion that Haitians in Haiti are somehow lazy and rely on handouts is ridiculous.

The money that goes to Haiti does not go to working class/poor Haitians.
Period.

If you would like I will expand on what happens to this cash - I am busy now - doing business in Haiti - but there is no way I am going to let that one slide.

Thanks, Pedro... we could both jump on that one--

REALLY

even Dominicans, when speaking of Haitians.-. say that they are muy trabadores!

the VAST portion of the money that goes to Haiti lands up in the hands of various NGOs who are in the business of keeping the poor just that.--- poor

it is their source of income.

What is happening now with the money that was given for the quake relief is that is being held very tightly by a consortium of the donors so that it gets used for projects that will build infrastructure and create self sustaining businesses-----

There is a lot of grumbling about people still living in tents

but remember that they are being given food and water in those camps

and PauP is expected to have aftershocks for two years.....}}

so plans are being made to decentralize the country -- to improve access to the more remote cities and provide opportunities there so that a third to a half of the population of the capital can move out....

11-11-2010, 12:37 AM	#19
lionsiy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 565 Senior Member	The very notion that Haitians in Haiti are somehow lazy and rely on handouts is ridiculous. The money that goes to Haiti does not go to working class/poor Haitians. Period. If you would like I will expand on what happens to this cash - I am busy now - doing business in Haiti - but there is no way I am going to let that one slide. Thanks, Pedro... we could both jump on that one-- REALLY even Dominicans, when speaking of Haitians.-. say that they are muy trabadores! the VAST portion of the money that goes to Haiti lands up in the hands of various NGOs who are in the business of keeping the poor just that.--- poor it is their source of income. What is happening now with the money that was given for the quake relief is that is being held very tightly by a consortium of the donors so that it gets used for projects that will build infrastructure and create self sustaining businesses----- There is a lot of grumbling about people still living in tents but remember that they are being given food and water in those camps and PauP is expected to have aftershocks for two years.....}} so plans are being made to decentralize the country -- to improve access to the more remote cities and provide opportunities there so that a third to a half of the population of the capital can move out....
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