I thought this article was really interesting. I think the author makes some great points, and it was really brave of him to say this right now. Here is a snippet from the article.
Before we decide it’s our responsibility to rebuild all the lost homes in Haiti, let’s remember that it’s ouractual responsibility to make sure our own people have roofs over their heads.
Haiti isn’t our problem alone. China and Germany and other economically powerful countries also have a “good neighbor” responsibility to less fortunate nations like Haiti. In fact, Haiti’s not really our problem at all.
Link to article: Haiti is not our long-term responsibility. Detroit is.