The nation with the economic crisis is Haiti, and its leader, Ren? Pr?val, was elected in 2006 because he was an agronomist. He was supposed to help Haiti?s already downtrodden economy. However, the hurricane season of 2007 caused many problems for the Haitians, particularly because all the crops were destroyed. The damage was so severe that some Haitians now have to survive on cookies and biscuits made from dirt.

There have been protests for Pr?val to take control of the situation, and to remove all tariffs on imports. However, Pr?val stated that the money from the tariffs was needed. The President has tried to alleviate the problem by reducing wheat costs, and increasing food production. However lowering wheat costs from $51 to $43 does not eliminate the dilemma that many of Haiti?s poor have to face, thus they resort to dirt biscuits.

What is Pr?val to do now? Does he allow the government to become bankrupt and insure problems for the future of Haitians, and Haiti itself, but feed all its citizens? Or does he allow some to starve to insure that the majority of the next generation will be able to survive?

All I know is that the world isn?t always black and white, and there is never a clear solution?

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