maybe its just me??

[smoknn]

i wanna start out by saying :hatsoff: to japan..big #1 sorry...i imagine by now someone is already going to bash me because im sure this has done been done..on another thread (i didnt look )..but anyway...is it just me or did anderson cooper say on cnn awhile back that 90 percent of the money we= (the USA)..sent to haiti..never got there??o really??well ahhhh where did it go ...helloooooooo....i think before we get screwed Again!..i would like to know who or how we got screwed the first time???

 

[STDiva]

I thought that Bernie Maddoff guy took it. Isn't that why he's in jail now?

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

i wanna start out by saying :hatsoff: to japan..big #1 sorry...i imagine by now someone is already going to bash me because im sure this has done been done..on another thread (i didnt look )..but anyway...is it just me or did anderson cooper say on cnn awhile back that 90 percent of the money we= (the USA)..sent to haiti..never got there??o really??well ahhhh where did it go ...helloooooooo....i think before we get screwed Again!..i would like to know who or how we got screwed the first time???

Lack of oversight, gross incompetence and all those twits including George W Bush, Bill Clinton, that freak Sean Penn and everyone else who took pictures down there in the rubble. Hell, Wyclef Jean as well. :2 cents:

 

[Tittyman5000]

Pirates took it!

 

[FrostyBoy]

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/03/14/dont-donate-money-to-japan/

I came across this article and thought it was interesting. But about 100% of the comments on the article have been calling the author a douche-bag in one form or another, so I guess I'm a douche-bag too. :hatsoff: Anyway, it kind of goes along with what you're saying.

 

[grower_boy]

I would imagine that being one of the more developed countries, Japan would do a good job of managing charity money than the Haitians did.

 

[PJpenny]

i wanna start out by saying :hatsoff: to japan..big #1 sorry...i imagine by now someone is already going to bash me because im sure this has done been done..on another thread (i didnt look )..but anyway...is it just me or did anderson cooper say on cnn awhile back that 90 percent of the money we= (the USA)..sent to haiti..never got there??o really??well ahhhh where did it go ...helloooooooo....i think before we get screwed Again!..i would like to know who or how we got screwed the first time???

different countries, different governments, different situations.
Haiti has had a corrupt govt. forever, even tho the US has tried endlessly to repair the corruption, it never goes away. Japan has a more stable government where the powers that be know their priorities unlike in Haiti. I suspect the Haiti did get there it was just pocketed by corruptos so it never got counted properly. I don think the same will happen in Japan, the govt. cares more for the people

 

[Hot Mega]

From Nov. 2010.....

It wasn't until July that Congress appropriated nearly the entire amount pledged, $917 million, in a bill signed by President Barack Obama. But without an authorization bill or an approved spending plan, none of it could not be released.

The authorization bill was blocked by Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. When his hold was reported by The Associated Press, the senator's office initially said he objected to a provision creating a U.S. policy coordinator position that would cost $5 million over five years. Later he said he objected to a lack of cuts in other programs to offset the money spent in Haiti. That bill has never been voted on.

The spending plan was given to congressional committees in September and approved in October, when it was held up amid checks to make sure the money would not be lost to corruption, the State Department told AP.

The United States spent more than $1.1 billion in humanitarian aid for Haiti this year, most in the first weeks after the disaster. The reconstruction pledge is a different pool of money, intended to support long-term rebuilding of the nation and its economy.

The Secretary of State told the U.N. conference in March that if the effort to rebuild was "slow or insufficient, if it is marked by conflict, lack of coordination or lack of transparency, then the challenges that have plagued Haiti for years could erupt with regional and global consequences."

Nearly all the countries present at that conference have been slow in delivering on their promises since.

Only 37.8 percent of the money pledged for 2010-11 has been delivered. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland, the Caribbean Development Bank - and, until the money arrives, the U.S. - have yet to give any of their promised funds, according to Bill Clinton's U.N. Office of the Special Envoy for Haiti.

Countinued at link.....

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/11/world/main7045708.shtml

 

[iskateboard1234]

I thought that Bernie Maddoff guy took it. Isn't that why he's in jail now?

Maddoff stole millions from investors in his company.

 

[CunningStunts]

It may be un-PC to say, but I'd MUCH rather help Japan, an ally and trading partner whom I respect, than a country like Haiti, which has no significance to me or the US whatsoever. :2 cents:

 

[STDiva]

Maddoff stole millions from investors in his company.

No. I'm pretty sure he took it from the Haiti fund.

 

[Ulysses31]

You just need to look at the culture of Japan, they are very resourceful and dignified nation and won't squander money. They never ask for money and are one of the most generous nations out there, they give plenty of aid money to india and china who have plenty or resources whilst Japan has none. They are the third richest country in the world and they haven't got there by being lazy and corrupt, they are smart and have worked hard to get where they are. I'm happy for my government to give them money as I can't think of anyone else more deserving of it, it's also vital for us to do in a business sense as many car parts and essential electrical components come from Japan. I'd also be happy for British troops to stop wasting their time in Afghanistan and go help in Japan where their help would be appreciated, the Afghans just fight amongst one another and keep themselves poor and stupid and the government is full of crooks who simply squander the money the US gives them, Karzai especially. ps What makes you think Japan wants any money, no televised appeal says to me that they haven't even asked for financial assistance.

Ganbare Nippon!

 

[Hot Mega]

You just need to look at the culture of Japan, they are very resourceful and dignified nation and won't squander money. They never ask for money and are one of the most generous nations out there, they give plenty of aid money to india and china who have plenty or resources whilst japan has none. They are the third richest country in the world and they haven't got there by being lazy and corrupt, they are smart and have worked hard to get where they are. I'm happy for my government to give them money as I can't think of anyone else more deserving of it, it's also vital for us to do in a business sense as many car parts and essential electrical components come from Japan. I'd also be happy for British troops to stop wasting their time in Afghanistan and go help in Japan where their help would be appreciated, the Afghans just fight amongst one another and keep themselves poor and stupid and the government is full of crooks who simply squander the money the US gives them, Karzai especially. ps What makes you think Japan wants any money, no televised appeal says to me that they haven't even asked for financial assistance.

Ganbare Nippon!

While I agree with the bulk of what U said, disaster aid from or to isn't about how resourceful, industrious, proud, powerful, etc. the recipient nation is.:2 cents:

 

[Kingfisher]

I heard a while back that .60 cents of every dollar the Red Cross brings in, goes right back into their own pockets instead of the survivors because they are so bloated.

And to add to Ulysses' point, Japan's culture about money is correct. Tipping is even considered rude there and here... they spit in your food the next time you show up if you didn't tip what "they perceive" as enough because their oh-so excellent service. Now people demand respect without doing or saying anything. Respect is earned, not given.

 

[Hot Mega]

I heard a while back that .60 cents of every dollar the Red Cross brings in, goes right back into their own pockets instead of the survivors because they are so bloated.

And to add to Ulysses' point, Japan's culture about money is correct. Tipping is even considered rude there and here... they spit in your food the next time you show up if you didn't tip what "they perceive" as enough because their oh-so excellent service. Now people demand respect without doing or saying anything. Respect is earned, not given.

Hmmm...you mean to tell me I have been disrespecting my Japanese hosts at the Yamashiro and my favorite sushi spot Koi by leaving those big ass tips???

Talk about disaster?? This fucking tsunami pales in comparison to that! Just think how many Japanese strippers could I have tipped with all that extra loot?????

 

[meesterperfect]

i wanna start out by saying :hatsoff: to japan..big #1 sorry...i imagine by now someone is already going to bash me because im sure this has done been done..on another thread (i didnt look )..but anyway...is it just me or did anderson cooper say on cnn awhile back that 90 percent of the money we= (the USA)..sent to haiti..never got there??o really??well ahhhh where did it go ...helloooooooo....i think before we get screwed Again!..i would like to know who or how we got screwed the first time???

yeah.
I lost faith in any kind of disaster relief fund a long long time ago.
to many thieves within the charities and the governments .......

even in the 80's........all that we are the world, usa for africa crap.
most of the food that was sent just rotted on the coast or was stolen and sold by thieves.

 

[alexpnz]

I haven't donated :2 cents: in my entire fucking life....to ANYTHING!!

 

[HeartBroker]

i wanna start out by saying :hatsoff: to Japan..big #1 sorry...i imagine by now someone is already going to bash me because im sure this has done been done..on another thread (i didnt look )..but anyway...is it just me or did anderson cooper say on cnn awhile back that 90 percent of the money we= (the USA)..sent to haiti..never got there??o really??well ahhhh where did it go ...helloooooooo....i think before we get screwed Again!..i would like to know who or how we got screwed the first time???

Are you sayin' Japan took it?

Let's be clear here!

 

[Hot Mega]

I haven't donated :2 cents: in my entire fucking life....to ANYTHING!!

I bet you'll 'donate' a few green backs to ride Ashley Dupre's ass though.:drool2::o

 

[alexpnz]

I bet you'll 'donate' a few green backs to ride Ashley Dupre's ass though.:drool2::o

Her?
She can have one of my kidneys, ears.....whatever the fuck she needs just to be able sniff her drawers!