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They did not see the problem as a black and white problem with two active solutions. They took a third option: they did nothing until public opinion had shifted and Rock Hudson, Reagan's personal friend, died of the disease.

They. did. nothing.



It was worse than that. They laughed and made jokes while they did nothing [1].

[1] https://www.vox.com/2015/12/1/9828348/ronald-reagan-hiv-aids


And remember how they immediately jumped on "Legionaries' Disease" even though it only affected a room full of geriatric legionaries.


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A $2 trillion dollar bailout - primarily to industry - is not comparable to $100 million dollars on medical research.

That's not a valid comparison in any way, shape, or form.




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