Friday, January 22, 2010

Charity For Haiti

Instead of governments confiscating tax money and sending it as aid to Haiti, we should allow the generosity of people to provide aid to Haiti.

Both big and small, personal charity is better than government force.

Utah millionaire mounts own Haiti aid operation

JIMANI, Dominican Republic – When Utah millionaire Jeremy Johnson saw news reports of Haiti's suffering, it wasn't enough to just pick up the phone and donate money.

He mounted his own relief mission.

Johnson began organizing the effort with friends and business partners in St. George, Utah, immediately after the Jan. 12 earthquake. Within three days he was ferrying food, doctors and medicine into Haiti from the Dominican Republic, using two personal jets and helicopters.
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