Jim Hlavac
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There is a certain logic in rich countries adopting poor countries and simply
dragging them into the modern era. A great example would be Haiti. At this point
in time Haiti is a basket case, and will remain so for the foreseeable future. All the
politicians there believe they have a divine right to rule and thus they are at a
constant low level war with each other. The apathy and cynicism has led to
constant corruption. Not one infrastructure system really works. The country is
nearly 100% dependent on foreign aid to pay for what little it does. And most of
that money is stolen by the government's leaders. Virtually every nation in the
hemisphere is affected one way or the other because of the endemic failure of the
country to function.
The Haitian people can see the futility of it all and so they are desperately
building their own boats to sail to America. The show up nearly weekly in South
Florida, or are killed trying.
All our imploring, and pleading and pushing for "democracy" will not eliminate
the core reasons for failure. I doubt without massive intervention will it ever be
corrected.
Will the government or politicians call for out intervention? Absolutely not;
they are either blinded by the reality they created or they are wholly supportive of
the system which keeps them wealthy at the expense of their own people.
Would the people, if given a chance as individuals, invite the United States in
to help? Without a doubt, we would win that election with 90% of the vote.
I also note that Haiti was one of the few French Colonies in the Americas -- so
of course it is worse off than the rest of the hemisphere.
So the United States should simply adopt Haiti. A 10, even 20, year program
of education, economic development, law rewriting, infrastructure building and
other measures should be developed.
And this wouldn't be merely handing money over to the Haitian politicians.
Indeed, it would be almost the exact opposite -- they would have no control over
the money whatsoever. Nor would it be a willy-nilly series of events that are
unconnected. Rather it would be a rather straightforward detailed plan.
It will be argued by some that they should take care of their own problems --
but we are already sending millions of dollars to this country -- with not any sign
that it does anything but wind up in Swiss Bank accounts.
It will be argued that they are too poor or illiterate, or that's their culture --
and this also is not true -- because they are obviously quite willing to get to the
United States and do exactly what they can't do back home. If they could do what
they wanted to in Haiti then they wouldn't be flocking to America.
By picking one poorest country we will help spur other countries to help their
neighbors.
How much would it cost us? Even $500 million a year would bring Haiti out of
the morass it is in within 10 years. If they had reliable electricity they would better
be able to do things they are already doing. A decent electric system for the
country could be bought with this money the first year. And part of that would be
training the technocrats in running it, and fixing it.
$500 million would do wonders for rebuilding, or building the first, schools in
every town in Haiti -- and still have money to train the teachers and print the
textbooks.
dragging them into the modern era. A great example would be Haiti. At this point
in time Haiti is a basket case, and will remain so for the foreseeable future. All the
politicians there believe they have a divine right to rule and thus they are at a
constant low level war with each other. The apathy and cynicism has led to
constant corruption. Not one infrastructure system really works. The country is
nearly 100% dependent on foreign aid to pay for what little it does. And most of
that money is stolen by the government's leaders. Virtually every nation in the
hemisphere is affected one way or the other because of the endemic failure of the
country to function.
The Haitian people can see the futility of it all and so they are desperately
building their own boats to sail to America. The show up nearly weekly in South
Florida, or are killed trying.
All our imploring, and pleading and pushing for "democracy" will not eliminate
the core reasons for failure. I doubt without massive intervention will it ever be
corrected.
Will the government or politicians call for out intervention? Absolutely not;
they are either blinded by the reality they created or they are wholly supportive of
the system which keeps them wealthy at the expense of their own people.
Would the people, if given a chance as individuals, invite the United States in
to help? Without a doubt, we would win that election with 90% of the vote.
I also note that Haiti was one of the few French Colonies in the Americas -- so
of course it is worse off than the rest of the hemisphere.
So the United States should simply adopt Haiti. A 10, even 20, year program
of education, economic development, law rewriting, infrastructure building and
other measures should be developed.
And this wouldn't be merely handing money over to the Haitian politicians.
Indeed, it would be almost the exact opposite -- they would have no control over
the money whatsoever. Nor would it be a willy-nilly series of events that are
unconnected. Rather it would be a rather straightforward detailed plan.
It will be argued by some that they should take care of their own problems --
but we are already sending millions of dollars to this country -- with not any sign
that it does anything but wind up in Swiss Bank accounts.
It will be argued that they are too poor or illiterate, or that's their culture --
and this also is not true -- because they are obviously quite willing to get to the
United States and do exactly what they can't do back home. If they could do what
they wanted to in Haiti then they wouldn't be flocking to America.
By picking one poorest country we will help spur other countries to help their
neighbors.
How much would it cost us? Even $500 million a year would bring Haiti out of
the morass it is in within 10 years. If they had reliable electricity they would better
be able to do things they are already doing. A decent electric system for the
country could be bought with this money the first year. And part of that would be
training the technocrats in running it, and fixing it.
$500 million would do wonders for rebuilding, or building the first, schools in
every town in Haiti -- and still have money to train the teachers and print the
textbooks.