• BanMe@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Hell a lot of the social programs being slashed and burned actually saved us all money. CDC used to be measured in terms of "for every 9¢ spent, we can save $1 in costs, plus all the associated suffering, really just a bonus on our incredibly good return. Now, the CDC is promoting miasma theory. Look for next year’s flu shots to be a bag of herbs you wear around your neck.

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      8 days ago

      You know what your problem is? You are using logic and rationality and simple math (I learned accounting in college).

      The problem is, they dont care. The whole point is that they want control and them to be miserable. Even if you provided irrefutable proof of it, they will spend ten times more on repression than the pittance that is needed to end world hunger and poverty. It is about them feeling they are ‘better’ than their underlings through being a bully than actually solving problems.