I'd like to argue that we should forgive Haiti's debt, and then we should make it clear that we're in this for the long haul. I want to have a firm commitment from the US that we will continue to attempt to provide aid and support for all developing countries in our "sphere of influence" (whatever the hell that is today), in order to allow those same countries to resist the effects of natural disasters. We have deliberately made Haiti poor (and in some cases, done it without even noticing), and this needs to stop, but not just for Haiti. I want Port-au-Prince to be able to afford to have modern building standards because they are a growing, prosperous nation.
In the long run, I don't want to have to deploy massive foreign aid efforts to other nations in the wake of disasters, because I don't want them to need it. I donated on the day of the disaster here, because we have not fulfilled our end of our duties.
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Date: 2010-01-16 03:29 am (UTC)In the long run, I don't want to have to deploy massive foreign aid efforts to other nations in the wake of disasters, because I don't want them to need it. I donated on the day of the disaster here, because we have not fulfilled our end of our duties.