Comments by "ricardo kowalski" (@ricardokowalski1579) on "Geography By Geoff" channel.

  1. Stop making excuses for Haiti The rain is not a problem, because they grew sugar cane and tobacco and became very wealthy doing so. (from globalsecurity: Annual rainfall varies from 500 mm (20 in) in the northwest to more than 2,540 mm (100 in) in the south and east. ) The earthquakes are not a problem, as proven by Japan 3:30 Poor Haiti. Could only trade with the dutch, Rusia, Italy and the entire mash up of what later became Germany boo-hoo Yes, Thomas Jefferson was (check notes).... a tobacco farmer... yes who knew? why would this be "ommited"? . So very much a conflict of interest.. it was purely a commercial affair, NOTHING to do with slavery. 4:00 so they could not pay their debt, but they could afford to take over the other half? And then they taxed people who had nothing to do with this debt to the point of revolution? Are you sure this is the moral high ground? 6:40 What US interests? Didn't you say that Haiti was shunned from business because it was a "successful" slave revolt country? Pick a lane. 8:30 Haiti has a fully functional government. But governments do not create wealth, they steal it. Haiti's government is SO FUNCTIONAL it keeps all it's population in abject poverty, destroys any private enterprise and steals whatever is left.
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  2. 6:10 this is exactly where the interstate road network strayed away from it's mission. Using the inter STATE system for local conmuting caused suburban sprawl and 15 lanes monstruosities. Local politicians ❤ this, because the funding is federal but the sales and tax revenue is local. The Interstate was a MILITARY project. It had no intention of serving local traffic andnit was MEANT to be used for very long distance travel, coast to coast to move troops and supplies Short trips between cities by car should be done on STATE owned and funded highways. When the externalities are removed, train will come back quickly, by natural market forces.
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