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Jindal nails it... CDC is political
Posted on 10/13/14 at 11:32 am
Posted on 10/13/14 at 11:32 am
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Posted on 10/13/14 at 11:47 am to Zach
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While the Centers, or CDC, is well funded, much of the money has been diverted from programs to fight infectious diseases and directed to "programs far afield from the CDC's original purpose," such as the Prevention and Public Health Fund, Jindal writes in "The Facts About Ebola Funding."
This fund receives annual mandatory appropriations created by Obamacare, according to Jindal, who notes that despite nearly $3 billion the CDC has received from the fund over the past five years, just 6 percent went toward building epidemiology and lab capacity.
"Especially given the agency's postwar roots as the Communicable Disease Center, one would think that 'detecting and responding to infectious diseases and other public health threats' warrants a larger funding commitment," Jindal writes.
He points out that the community transformation grant program received three times as much money as what was appropriated to fight infectious disease.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 11:50 am to wickowick
I mean isn't prevention and awareness also important to control the spread of disease?
I see the point of the article, but still.
I see the point of the article, but still.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 11:51 am to wickowick
Not content with politicizing the Justice Department, the IRS, and other Federal Agencies, they now go the CDC.
This is from the "throw anything against the wall, and see what sticks" school of politics.
This is from the "throw anything against the wall, and see what sticks" school of politics.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 11:52 am to gaetti15
Don't folk need good sidewalks to travel on whilst they spread disease around and such?
Wouldn't want them to sprain an ankle for crying out loud.
Wouldn't want them to sprain an ankle for crying out loud.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 12:16 pm to Zach
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In the midst of the Ebola crisis, the Obama administration has no business spending hundreds of millions of dollars for the Centers for Disease Control to fund "non-essential" programs that give grants for things like improving sidewalks and street lighting, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal writes in an opinion piece for Politico.
Ebola crisis?
Jindal has lost all credibility.
The CDC isn't even in the COnstitution. If he were a real Conservative he would favor repealing it entirely.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 12:18 pm to gaetti15
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I mean isn't prevention and awareness also important to control the spread of disease?
No.
Zero.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 12:20 pm to Zach
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"And the federal government has one duty above all: To protect the health, safety and well-being of its citizens."
UHh - except they should only protect our health in the way conservatives approve of. Says so in the Constitution.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 12:21 pm to SpidermanTUba
quote:Neither is the Dept of Defense. What is your point?
The CDC isn't even in the COnstitution.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 12:24 pm to NC_Tigah
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Neither is the Dept of Defense. What is your point?
The dept of defense is executing an enumerated power of Congress. Congress HAS NO ENUMERATED POWER TO FIGHT DISEASE - therefore the CDC is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. I'd rather die from Ebola than get treatment from those COMMIE THUGS.
This post was edited on 10/13/14 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 10/13/14 at 12:29 pm to SpidermanTUba
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I'd rather die from Ebola than get treatment from those COMMIE THUGS.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 12:39 pm to Zach
Water is wet.
A baseball is round.
I can't think if any governmental organization that isn't political, be it Federal Government under the Obama Administration, State Government under the Jindal Administration, or some local government agency driven by a mayor or parish president.
A baseball is round.
I can't think if any governmental organization that isn't political, be it Federal Government under the Obama Administration, State Government under the Jindal Administration, or some local government agency driven by a mayor or parish president.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 1:18 pm to SpidermanTUba
Contracting a deadly plague ( not counting HIV cause majority of cases are contracted during consensual intercourse) is a completely different ball game than supporting those with illnesses ( even life threatening ones) that stem from lifelong poor health decisions and refusal to seek preventative care (the conditions which generally end up costing the most over time and thus be a burden on the taxpayer)
I work in an ER and I can tell you that healthcare is very available to those too indigent to pay. The problem is that those people are usually too ignorant to utilize the resources already available. Instead they just troll the emergency room
I work in an ER and I can tell you that healthcare is very available to those too indigent to pay. The problem is that those people are usually too ignorant to utilize the resources already available. Instead they just troll the emergency room
Posted on 10/13/14 at 1:27 pm to Zach
quote:Pot meet Kettle
Jindal nails it... CDC is political
Posted on 10/13/14 at 1:30 pm to Zach
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Jindal nails it.
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