Haitian Appreciation Thread

[mson]

Remittance is not change. Remittance is sending water bottles to a people inside of a burning building.

Has nothing to do with investing politically, educationally or socially.

Schools, hospitals, and businesses get funded as well. The scale of what you're talking can't be done with an instable government and insecurity. Nobody's going invest in a business that's going to get robbed and or burned down. Money doesn't grow on trees. I've personally invested 100k in Haiti. And can't get off the ground because of the gang problems.

 

[HimmyHendrix]

Schools, hospitals, and businesses get funded as well. The scale of what you're talking can't be done with an instable government and insecurity. Nobody's going invest in a business that's going to get robbed and or burned down. Money doesn't grow on trees. I've personally invested 100k in Haiti. And can't get off the ground because of the gang problems.

I’m aware. And I’ve been to Haiti myself. Hope it all gets figured out. Good luck man.

 

[mson]

I’m aware. And I’ve been to Haiti myself. Hope it all gets figured out. Good luck man.

Me too.

 

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The O.G. Haitian NBA player. There was a guy who briefly played for the Nets before him, but Olden Polynice was probably the first Haitian player of note.




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