[caww]

....."The nation of Haiti is a basket case of economic failure. I seriously question the idea that any leader could do anything to bring about economic strength for that country".....

I agree....and the people aren't exactly willing to help themselves either. International rescue groups who went there during their earthquake said Haitians were the first society that stood their and watched everyone else do the work, very few were willing to step up and those that did were interested in personal gain.

[Chickensoup]

Speaking to internationals who have worked in Haiti they said average iq is in 40s. Anyone with any ability left decades ago. Kindest solution they suggested would be to end reproductive ability and caretake. I was shocked

[Vermont Lt]

My daughter went there twice. She also has a good friend who started an NGO there.

An example of the problem is that in both cases, the local leader who managed the charity and the purchase of all of the materials stole money from the group to fix their own home—which wasn’t horrible.

They would take five steps forward, and the corruption would send them six steps back.

Not everyone in Haiti is a corrupt a-hole. But those who are, get their fingers in a lot of bad things. It’s a cultural thing. And hanging them from trees doesn’t change the system.