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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread
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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (15209)8/28/2001 2:09:36 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (2) of 59480
 
This comment is probably going to draw lots of fire even on this thread and is VERY politically incorrect, but:
The fact that it is a contagious disease should also have some bearing on the priority as well.
And yet, at least in this country, isn't AIDS (largely) a self-inflicted wound?

It may be contagious, but it;'s not all THAT contagious. (Mostly) you've got to engage in known dangerous activities to get it. It's not like the flu or chickenpox where a person can be enjoying a normal lifestyle and still become a victim.

The (Mostly) and (largely) are because of cases you like mention. Howard Gann here in CA is another example; he got it from a blood transfusion. Yet these people can be looked on as the victims of those who helped establish the disease here in the US. Do you think it would ever have gained a foothold without them?

I am against government funding of research for cancer, heart disease, parkinson's and AIDS. That isn't the government's job. <i/i>
And that we agree on. The argument can be made that it is authorized by
promote the general Welfare
But that can be considered to authorize almost anything. And has been.

But if the government hands out $$$ for medical research, why shouldn't the people who care about AIDS do everything that they can to draw attention to their situation?
They certainly have the right to do so. But don't those legislators have a duty to use scarce resources in a manner that gives the most benefit to the most people? Considering that cancer, heart disease, and strokes still kill far more people, shouldn't they get far more funding?
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