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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Owle, post: 787196, member: 22004&quot;]<b>Haiti</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t know how many billions will be spent on the humantarian effort, both in public and private money, I just hope there is proper oversight so that there is not much of the money siphoned off for bribes and other corrupt practices.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The rebuilding of Haiti is vital for the United States&#039; perception by other countries and for security.&nbsp; The countries that hold our debt could look at a Scrooge-like response to a crisis like this and say, &quot;You know what, those skin-flints deserve no slack from us.&nbsp; We need to ratchet up the interest rates on U.S. debts to us and look at other options.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you think humanitarian relief is expensive, then how do you feel about U.S. military spending? That is truly mind-boggling.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have worked with Haitians and Jamaicans as an apple picker, they are wonderful and grateful people, and hard-working.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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