Every citizen in Haiti should be living in a million dollar, disaster-proof home if the $$ sent there had been used properly.  But every penny, franc, euro, peso has been siphoned off by their "elected" leaders.  When the leaders are executed or driven off (with suitcases full of cash), the gangs take what's left.  

Haitians that I have known have been very hard-working and often skilled workers who have conme to other island such as Turks & Caicos.  I don't know the answer, but the question remains:  Why can't they rise above all this?  
 

Are they so used to poverty that they just can't imagine good lives?  One thing seems obvious...aid must be given in forms OTHER THAN MONEY and to individuals who apply for and recieve individual help with rebuilding.  For now they need the basics, which also is not financial --water, food, shelter, etc.

In addition to including a link, Orion ended his comment with type that represents an emoticon

 :P 

He made a mistake in that he was expecting you to have a sense of  humor.

You could look it up to better understand what he was saying, but to be honest, I don't have a lot of hope that will help.

[You may not realize it after only a decade or so here, but this used to be a place for light-hearted and friendly and/or sarcastic discussion. not continual pedantry and preaching as if we are all stupid. No one else was ever here to be preached at as if one could change their minds. Here's the description of the site that Wolraich wrote for google: One cup liberal politics, two tbsp penetrating analysis, a dash of witty repartee]