To put this in perspective, here are the folks on the Forbes richest people list who could write a check to cover these costs.

(The estimates of personal worth are from 2009. The Koch brothers might be depleting their accounts to cover the check.)
These companies had profits in 2009 that exceeded $14B.

The American Gaming Association reports that we spent more than enough on gambling to afford to pick up Haiti's repair bill.

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