Haitian Beatz

Government pledged over $1 billion only to spend most of the money on itself.

Charity and philanthropy are pillars of a compassionate society. When disaster strikes, as it did in Haiti in 2010, Americans tend to show their best and give generously to relief efforts. Americans pride themselves that their money, resources, and service is spent to relieve the suffering of millions. Therefore, it may come as a shock to know just how ineffective these most sincere efforts have proved.
The people of Haiti clearly need the aid more than the US government.

The people of Haiti clearly need the aid more than the US government.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - US relief to Haiti totaled more than $3 billion. Actual Haitian people, the victims of the disaster who needed the most help - got less than 1 percent of that money. That means 99 of every 100 dollars sent to relieve the suffering of the Haitian people and rebuild the country, ended up in the hands of people for whom it was never intended.

Instead, the US government has used the disaster to pay itself. 

Most will be quick to blame notoriously corrupt Haitian government officials and profiteers who swooped in to capitalize on the disaster for personal gain, but ironically, much of the money went to the US government, aid organizations, various other NGOs, and contractors.

Virtually none made it to the people.

Very little of the money pledged by Congress in the Haitian Rebuilding and Relief Act was allocated to the Haitian people by the end of 2010 according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Of the 1.14 billion $655 million was allocated to the Department of Defense to reimburse them for relief efforts and the deployment of troops.