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Whole families live for a year on what a typical American spends on a new television.
For a time our intervention in their political affairs slowed the flow of boat people fleeing the island nation. Thousands became dozens and the refugee problem wasn't news anymore. Until last week, when 40 or so Haitians drowned in sight of Florida's bright lights. Here in America we don't much care about the Haitians for the most part. Over in the Bahamas where people are poor and boatloads of Haitians are a common sight, most people just wish they would go away.