Got flu vaccine? Thank big gov't: The H1N1 response is a great example of your tax dollars at work

HuckleB

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Sat Oct-17-09 01:16 PM
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Got flu vaccine? Thank big gov't: The H1N1 response is a great example of your tax dollars at work

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/10/16/2009-10-16_got_flu_vaccine_thank_big_govt.html

"The government's handling of the H1N1 flu vaccine offers a vivid example of federal action that is clearly beneficial to the vast majority of the American people.

So, how about a round of applause for "big government"?

Don't hold your breath. Four decades worth of anti-Washington fervor simply runs too deep for rays of gratitude to break through the dark clouds.

That's a shame. Because by almost all reliable accounts, the vaccine for the swine flu is safe and highly effective. To millions of Americans who are pregnant, have small children or have compromised immune systems, its availability - in schools and doctor's offices in coming weeks - is something of a godsend.

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stray cat

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Sat Oct-17-09 01:18 PM
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1. Same for any response to an emerging infectious disease or even vaccine

corporations are not going to do it.

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Statistical

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Sat Oct-17-09 01:33 PM
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3. Aren't all the H1N1 vacines made by corporations?

Corporations did it because at $25 a pop it is going to add billions to the bottom line this year.

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kestrel91316

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Sat Oct-17-09 01:20 PM
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2. ALL public health services are a product of "big gubmint" and our tax dollars.

Just how good a job of tackling the HIV problem do you think unfettered free market capitalism would have done???????

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