Re:In Search of the Red Cross' $500M in Haiti Relief
by SloopJon on Friday June 05, 2015 @12:33PM
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I was upset to hear that nearly $30 million of the tsunami relief money ended up subsidizing the Japanese whaling fleet. (Heard that on Whale Wars, so I'm not 100% sure it's true.)
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Re:In Search of the Red Cross' $500M in Haiti Relief
by xaqfox on Friday June 05, 2015 @01:59PM
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It's not that hard of a connection to make when Extremist Logic is used: Use relief money to clean up water and coastal fishing towns. Whales like to live in water and fishermen like to live in fishing towns. Therefore, relief money subsidized the Japanese whaling fleet.
Re:In Search of the Red Cross' $500M in Haiti Relief
by reagency on Friday June 05, 2015 @11:28PM
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$30M is what Percentage?
Re:In Search of the Red Cross' $500M in Haiti Relief
by pvaldes on Monday June 08, 2015 @10:08AM
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Not much probably. Practically al fishermen's fleet was wipped and aquaculture where also damaged. Luckily, most yellowtail production was sold in the winter market a few weeks before, so seafarmers have enough money in the bank to start again.
Most whalers were probably offshore when the tsunami striked thus not so damaged. I'll bet that this $30M where for families that lost their relatives or houses, instead to buy better whalers, but i'm just guessing...