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24151: Morse: (discuss) The Haitian economy
>From OLOFFSONRAM@aol.com
I don't much consider myself an economist but...
Minimum wage in the U.S. will get you two gallons of gasoline plus change
during your first hour of work. Minimum wage in Haiti won't get you a gallon
of
gasoline even after two days of work.
Would it be possible to remove gas and oil from the economic equation in
Haiti, and if so, how? Is it possible to go <green>. Solar? Wind? Are
there
forms of transportation that don't involve gas, or would it be better to raise
the minimum wage tenfold to create a better consumer balance. More cars in
Port-au-Prince, now there's a wonderful thought.
Richard Morse