I came across an interesting visual (see below) of the relief or monetary monetary efforts associated with the 7.0 measured quake in Haiti, versus the most recent devastation in Japan.  The visual was accompanied with some prose that made it clear that American individuals gave more monetary fund support to the Haitian crisis, when compared to what individuals have donated to the crisis in Japan.  Instead it is the business sector that has stepped up to support the relief efforts in Japan and interestingly enough, wat businesses are giving in aid to Japan, far outweighs what American businesses as a whole gave to Haiti.

The above is interesting and before I go on, let me say that I am not in the business here to claim that  one crisis was greater than another, but what I will say is that business donations to Japan are not selfless acts of goodwill, but more so investments in their own businesses.  With Japan being the fourth largest trading partner to the US, it is hard to take these business donations seriously.  It's not that they shouldn't be given, of course they should ... but call it what it is.