29309: Vehicles for parliament (Discuss) from raber88@zoominternet.net (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

> From Raber

Here we go again!  The Haitian government is once again getting ready to buy 
vehicles for members of parliament who (gasp) are having to take public 
transportation to go to work.  Wouldn't that estimated 1.3 million dollars be 
better used to improve public transport?   Maybe by quickly training some 
purely traffic police who would enforce reasonable driving laws?   Why do 
Haitian governments feel obliged to buy these guys vehicles?  They are well 
paid. A better route would be to enable them to purchase one  vehicledduty-free 
(with taxes to be paid when they would re-sell). This way they would actually 
care for the vehicle.   The government could arrange that a set amount be 
deducted from the worker's paycheck each month and sent to the car dealership 
and the insurance company insuring the vehicle for the duration of the elected 
official's term.   They would quickly think Kia instead of Nissan Patrol. 
Where are the vehicles purchased by Aristide 1, Preval, Aristide 2 and Latortue 
governments?