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Discussion: P.L. 110-293, The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (12 comments ↓ | 13 wiki edits)
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Darrell
March 31, 2008, 1:10pm (report abuse)50 Million Americans with limited or no health insurance and we as tax payers are funding HIV, TB and malaria treatment/prevention programs for Foreign countries? How about sponsoring and instituting HR 676 and taking care of our own first.
Andrew
April 3, 2008, 10:42pm (report abuse)This can be looked at from a self-serving point as well. Costs of illegal immigrants from these nations, increased levels of HIV entering the US, and, the negative effects of a world even more stricken with disease, war, and misery, this likely will save us money in the long run.
Greg
April 8, 2008, 2:01pm (report abuse)I support the currently doomed HR 676 (a bill to create a nationalized health care system), but I hardly think it's admirable to propose passing that _instead_ of this PEPFAR bill. The call to "take care of our own", when we are also able to also take care of others, is shameful.
bilal muhammad
April 8, 2008, 8:55pm (report abuse)first of all, darrell, if you read the fairly concise analysis of the bill you will learn that the budget for programs such as this covers this bill. so, the appropriations is already covered in the budget. second, because we know this, hr5501 is not a burden to the tax payers. third, it's amusing to see that you would like to take care of our own. to whom are you referring? millions of americans recently came or have family living abroad. that's a fact. finally, even if there weren't a large amount of americans with familial ties outside of the borders, we are all family. you, me, your mother, my mother, the homeless man on the street, the people who maintain this website. we are all one. PEACE.
Jay
April 11, 2008, 12:28am (report abuse)bilal,
you are a moron and if you hold an American passport you are also a traitor.
James
April 13, 2008, 12:26am (report abuse)Darrell, you are right. We should do both. 5501 will cost us, oh...about a half a month of warfare? Since HIV is a global risk, and more so the burgeoning malaria and TB epidemics that flourish among the HIV infected masses, what's wrong with 'fightin it over there so we don't have ta fight it over here'?
Rugger
July 18, 2008, 11:12pm (report abuse)We don't have the money. I don't care how good our intentions are, we have a deficit... the checking account is dry.
Marion
July 21, 2008, 10:11am (report abuse)I voted NO because I think a bill similar to this should be considered that includes the WHO's involvement. We need to get serious about the possibility of a major flu pandemic which is especially vulnerable in Third World countries. By simply concentrating on a few (fairly common) diseases, we are leaving the World open to the spread of a major killer developing and spreading like wildfire.
Vanessa
July 23, 2008, 9:51am (report abuse)I also have doubts about spending this money on countries that hate America -- instead of throwing good money after bad, why doesn't the 'powers that be' concentrate on the illegals already in our country and forcing those from other countries to come in through legal means --
Kim
October 18, 2008, 5:04am (report abuse)Bilal maybe some of the muslim countries should fork over some of those big bucks they have from all of their oil revenues instead of funding terrorism. It might mean something to the world, it's called empathy. America is not responsible for everything in the world.
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