tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665035552034685656.post528954578411430764..comments2020-10-25T05:56:29.229-04:00Comments on The Meekonomics Project: Haiti, Sustainable Aid or Flavour of the Month?Lauren Sheilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14195946640778451563noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665035552034685656.post-50401188195768239192010-01-17T20:42:01.779-05:002010-01-17T20:42:01.779-05:00And that is also why, in opinion polls all over th...And that is also why, in opinion polls all over the world people claim that the American public just doesn't get it. You are on the wrong side of history my friend. Socialism is the form of society that will servive the 21st century. The Marshal Plan saved Europe after WWII and it was an American idea.Lauren Sheilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195946640778451563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665035552034685656.post-71408907270531696632010-01-17T16:04:48.905-05:002010-01-17T16:04:48.905-05:00As always, the USA is the first to help and has do...As always, the USA is the first to help and has donated more money, supplies, ect. than the rest of the world combined. So when will we have a leader strong enough to stand up to the rest of the world and demand that all the aid we give to thhe rest of the world be discounted from our national debt which is not incurred by the United States but is incurred by the FED (Federal Reserve Bank) which is a cabal of international bankers, hedge fund managers and oil barons. The United States gives away hundreds of billions of dollars of aid every year and neither gets nor asks for anything in return. Now we have a spineless excuse for a leader that feels we owe the world an apology for our generosity. These actions have incurred the wrath of the American People who will protest in April by civil disobediencece...i.e. Not paying income taxes since our "representative" government only represents special interests, unions and huge corporations who have have had a major say in Tarp, Stimulus and especially the biggest example of corruption of them all, the Obama healthcare destruction act. <br />You are correct about the Americans not supporting anything so socialist as a Marshall Plan...Reason being we would be the ones that would have to pay for it. We are already furious because the person claiming tone our President is more interested in pursuing a corrupt socialist agenda than leading the country. That is why Massachusetts voters are about to hand the Senate seat that belonged to the Kennedy family and their cronies for 30 years back to the people. Don't get me wrong, I support giving all the aid possible to Haiti, but I also believe that the rest of the world should either pony up or pay for their own defense and get out of the way, especially where our politics are concerned. We don't like, don't want, and will not accept socialism. That is why Mr Obama is now so unpopular.Andrew33https://www.blogger.com/profile/12727106195950368976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665035552034685656.post-44917008342155253242010-01-17T09:18:10.486-05:002010-01-17T09:18:10.486-05:00I couldn't agree more. The problem is the UN,...I couldn't agree more. The problem is the UN, World Bank, IMF and most importantly the United States would never support something so socialist as a Marshall Plan today.Lauren Sheilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195946640778451563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665035552034685656.post-46021202481536806482010-01-16T19:32:12.905-05:002010-01-16T19:32:12.905-05:00It's a pity we have to discuss this part now w...It's a pity we have to discuss this part now when we should be mourning and trying to rebuild the rebuildable.But as you rightly outlined,the problems that are facing Haiti and other countries in similar conditions,is a total neglect by the world giants or super powers,who are always ready to mediatize their aid suddenly when there is a harvoc and also bad governance.<br />I believe if we actually want poverty and disease to be eradicated in these places,something more important should be done.After the world war for example,there was instituted a MARSHALL PLAN in many countries that more than boosted their economies and livelihoods.Why has this not been done in poor nations like Haiti and given a strict followup?How long will the humanitarian community continue to give aid without seeking solutions and implanting structures to render the masses self sufficient?There are many ways to achieve certain results if we are really willing,but as we all know,if there's no hasard,be it whatever,there won't be any concrete intervention.And worse still,reinstalling some calm and disappearing later,killing the hopes instilled in millions of people;thus pushing them back to the walls...SQUARE ONE.<br />All we need i believe firmly,is a sought of MARSHALL PLAN,guaranteed by an organised international follow up which obviously will yield better fruits in all this cases.<br />Stay blessed!felix ntubehttp://helpafricafriends.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com