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Old 03-04-2010, 05:26 PM   #62 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle View Post
Haiti's problems are due to them being one of the most corrupt (they were number one a few years ago IIRC) countries in the world. They could have no population growth and still have all the same problems until everyone passed away. Groups tend to provide food until they don't have to, and there are many countries that have received food aid in the past and are relatively stable now. A stable food supply is one of those cornerstones of a stable nation, which can in turn reduce population growth at some point in the future.
It's still a catch 22... stop breeding - more food to go around.

It's like alcoholics who get drunk because they don't have enough money to pay their bills, but the money they spend on alcohol would have been sufficient...
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