"You know Jerry..don't be so cynical." And while they are building resorts for the American and European elites using money that was for helping the Haitians, the same Haitians can form a line through their shanty towns and through their water sources polluted by the UN and sing Kumbayah. While the Haitians are singing, the elites can mine all of the gold, copper, and silver in the hills of northern Haiti instead of letting the Haitians do it.
Cool. I see your point. It's a great idea. Let the poor and sick people suffer and die so the elitist can prosper. Rock on. Haiti's rush for gold gives mining firms a free rein over the riches ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/may/30/haiti-gold-mining) A gold rush is shaping up in Haiti's north. Some like the new prime minister say the $20bn worth of copper, silver and gold buried in the country's hills could help Haiti escape its dependency on foreign aid and rebuild from the devastating 2010 earthquake. In a nation with unemployment as high as 70%, where more than half the population lives on less than $1 a day, and where most of the government's budget is paid for with foreign assistance, the buried treasure sounds like El Dorado. Speaking at the Senate this month, Haiti's new prime minister and international telecommunications entrepreneur Laurent Lamothe said: "Our subsoil is rich in minerals. Now is the time to dig them up." But many are nervous that the mines will be boom for foreign investors and bust for local communities and the state coffers. Licences are being awarded behind the closed doors of a government whose slogan is "Haiti is open for business". In the hamlet of Lakwèv near the border with the Dominican Republic, about 50 families live in mostly dirt-floored wattle and daub huts. Only half of the families can afford to send their children to school. "It's usually a couple of big white guys, with a couple of Haitians," explains Arnolt Jean, 49, who lives in one of the few concrete homes in the hillside community. "They don't even ask you who owns what land. They come, they take big chunks of earth, put them in their knapsacks and leave. We Haitians all just watch, because we can't do anything about it." J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:362059 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
