No one can survive a hurricane in a tent

What if some of the president's stimulus money went into U.S. construction workers building buildings for emergency shelters around Port-au-Prince — over the next four to five months? 

And maybe it doesn't have to be 100 percent U.S. funds. Maybe former President Clinton can also raise some, and the balance of the world kick in as well.

Shovel-ready project. Employ unemployed American construction workers to build the buildings. Hire American concrete, steel and shipping companies. And if the building dimensions and layout are done correctly, the buildings can be later converted to apartments, manufacturing buildings, etc. It would leave Haiti with some infrastructure it has never had. And their government can take their time rebuilding the inner city of Port-au-Prince. 

Luke Pickett's Letter to the Editor, SeaCoast Online