President of the World: The B.J. Clinton Phenomenon

[DJ Urbanovsky]

If one were to follow that line of thinking, it doesn't make sense that they would donate money to Haiti, either. You know, since they aren't Haitians...

I makes more sense because our economic engine is likely to have a far greater beneficial impact on the planet. What's Haiti's global impact, hmmm?

You need to square your own house away before you can expect to be truly effective at lending aid to others.

As far as the link to the Clinton site, you can go ahead and save that propaganda for somebody else.



[QUOTE=Sigaba;379810]How would it make more sense if Mr. Guistra, a Canadian national, and Mr. Slim, a Mexican were to donate money to American businesses?

And also <<LINK>>.[/QUOTE

[Richard]

Philanthropy, national tax incentives, corporate and international investment opportunities, and positive international publicity with access to senior government officials can be powerful enticements to those with wealth and egos to be involved in such activities.

And so it goes...

Richard

[Sigaba]

Originally Posted by DJ Urbanovsky

If one were to follow that line of thinking, it doesn't make sense that they would donate money to Haiti, either. You know, since they aren't Haitians...

The logic of that line of thinking is that folks are allowed to spend/donate their money as they see fit. YMMV

(By your logic, wouldn't the money be even more "beneficial" if it were used to spur continued economic development in the European Union?)

Originally Posted by DJ Urbanovsky

[It] makes more sense because our economic engine is likely to have a far greater beneficial impact on the planet. What's Haiti's global impact, hmmm?

Makes more "sense" by whose measure and by what metric? Is the Clinton Foundation seeking to spread the benefits of capitalism based upon a trickle down model or is it using a bottom-up model that empowers individuals to make their own choices?

To answer your question, Haiti was a focal point of the development of American and European civilization from the late sixteenth century through the long nineteenth century.


Contemporaneously speaking, it is likely that Haiti will remain strategically important to America until that time the U.S. decides to repudiate the Monroe Doctrine--a cornerstone of national security strategy for almost two centuries.

Originally Posted by DJ Urbanovsky

As far as the link to the Clinton site, you can go ahead and save that propaganda for somebody else.

Is it sound to discount information out of hand as "propaganda" when that information can help answer a question one has posed?