Why are we giving money to Haiti?

Question

Does it really make sense to be helping a country when we are broke and cant even get out of debt? Isnt Obama just taking out a huge loan that we will have to pay back? its not like THE MONEY HE IS SENDING is coming from a surplus, its coming out of your pockets (through something called inflation)... ya thats what happens EVERY TIME... Obama says... we need 100billion for this or that... Your money becomes more devalued.

I mean we are in kind of bad waters ourselves arent we? I mean why doesnt Obama donate a million of his own dollars to help them instead of a billion of ours??? has he yet???

He is awfully cavalier with other peoples money.... and Did i mention OPENLY PRACTICED SLAVERY still exists in haiti? (yes they will actually sell you 1 of thier own for a quick buck). I mean for gods sake, that city is a cespool of violence, abuse, and corruption. Every single level of its INFRASTRUCTURE has been violated by corruption, its SO VERY obvious it cant be saved (no matter how much money we send)...

why would you rather keep people alive in those conditions? I mean its not like ANYONE IN THE USA started the earthquake, its not OUR FAULT that happened.... So how is it our responsbility to keep people thier alive? Not meaning to sound COLD or EVIL but cant people just face facts?


Oh and i just found out TINY ISRAEL sent more aid to that country then ALL OF SOUTH AFRICA COMBINED.... whats that tell you about Haiti?....



And lets say it was you down thier....well if it was me, i wouldnt expect a bankrupted nation to send millions of dollars i dont think... and if i was in the very small percentage of people that dont deserve to die down thier... id probably not want to go on living anyway.... ALL im saying is NOTHING WILL CHANGE after we send them the money.... whats even the point?

Answer 1

Because Obama won the election by saying he will care for the poor. That means taking money from hardworking people and giving it to other people.



It's not his money. Why would he care?

Answer 2

Makes pretty good sense. The U.S. helps Haiti with taxes we pay. But lately Haiti has had other disasters, that the tax money given to Haiti has been exhausted, so they are in need of help, moneywise and the U.S. wants to help. The U.S. is always looking to make other countries a part of the U.S somehow. I don't anything about Haiti but, maybe Haiti has something the U.S. could do with. plantation, maybe or another place for an area 51.

We aren't in the bad shape that they are, but some of the people in the U.S. do get in bad shape when disaster strikes in their city/state, and the U.S. does help us/them then.

You don't seem to have a good heart for those in need, especially in disasters. That money they are receiving, you don't really even feel it, so why think about it. You don't feel it in a way that it changes the way you are living right now. It's not as if you're going to feel as if you've just gave away your only pair of shoes, or the only car you have, or half your clothing. If you can help with some money, donate $10 or more. That's all. But too, hope you feel good now that you spoke your peace/piece of mind.

The point to this is that we are all humans and do the humane thing.

Answer 3

all the money in the US is fictional it is simply debt on debt our money is simply worth anything because of govt says it is after we went off of the gold standard so it really doesn't matter its not bad to be in debt. also haiti was the major economic trader with france in the 1760-1800s and because of that they became very poor, we are helping that country because they need help in there hour of need and when the US has this huge surplus and yes we have a huge surplus we should give some aid, and simply because they think differently than you doesn't make you more right than them all people deserve life under any conditions

its ignorant people like you that give us Intelligent americans a bad name

ps dont blame obama for all of your and our short comings he is making the best of a bad situation maybe if all of us americans practiced a little more stable economic system insted of living on debt we wouldent be in this mess in the first place so it is all yours and my fault.

Answer 4

natural disasters is a double edged sword my friend.... if we don't help we will be looked @ as selfish and greedy... if we do we are looked @ as getting into peoples business... personally i think we should distribute food by hand... if we airdrop anything or if we "wire" anything the gangs will get a hold of it and make the country worse than it already is... in africa when we gave them food the tribes would kill each other over a handout

Answer 5

Haiti needs it... That is why.. Just like when the Tsunami hit and the gov't gave money to them... We were in debt then as well...

Answer 6

0bama and DC idiots.

Answer 7

earthquake

Answer 8

You cons are pathetic.