Seeing a Thursday Associate Press article about the thousands of FEMA trailers in storage about to be put up for auction at near giveaway prices brings an idea to mind. Why not provide them to Haiti for emergency housing?
Tax dollars paid at least full price for them originally. Aid money will be used to build shelter on site in Haiti at probably more than transporting and giving the campers free would cost. Many campers size would fit easily into sea going containers.
Arkansas Senators Pryor and Lincoln are reportedly trying to halt the auction as unfair competition to the local manufactured home dealers and industry. Having other aid funds that would be spent anyway transferred to provide the campers would be non-competitive and maybe even stimulate the manufactured home industry and provide humanitarian aid at the same time.
How about the Katrina FEMA trailers from Hope, AR, giving hope to devastated Haitians for taxpayer bargain relief as well?