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Another census reduction of 6 % of all employees coming !
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Another census reduction of 6 % of all employees coming !
Like I have previously stated The Houthi could have had the EXACT time, location, type of attacks.
AND DONE NOTHING, but pray they weren't targeted that day !
Move the launch sites, radar sites ? Nothing will work !
Our photo intelligence can read License Plate Symbols from space ! If those pick up trucks have plates !
Maybe the two are not mutually exclusive, although "fully funded", while it's sounds nice, is a goal that is impossible to reach.
I would like to see federal funded research be as fully efficacious as possible, the least dogmatically constrained as possible, and free of conflicts of interest. The NIH, maybe more than any other relevant entity, needs an overhaul.
Coincidentally, I listened to a podcast yesterday by the head of a relatively small biotech firm who has developed a cancer-fighting (and possibly preventive) protocol free of the side effects of conventional cancer treatments. The owner has had to fund all the clinical trials out of his own pocket because he was stonewalled by the NIH due to entrenched interests. He's now apparently negotiating with India to give (as in, hand it over for free) the technology to them to bring it to market. He mentioned another firm who gave technology away to China for the same reason. No, this isn't a miracle cure for all cancer, but it's a paradigm shift that shows promise to open the door to at least more humane medical intervention for at least some cancers.
The point is we shouldn't hold the number of dollars that get passed around in the form of federal research grants as proof we're effectively advancing medical science. At some point we have to make judgements based on results. While it's true that the US is probably still the leader of the pack when it comes to (conventional) cancer treatment, 5-year survival rates have crept up incrementally, there are still many cancers for which there is essentially still no effective protocol at all, while the incidence of cancer in the US, especially among young people, continues to rise. I think too much hand wringing over the earliest steps of realigning something like the NIH, while politically convenient, is misplaced if the chief concern is advancing medical science in the US. IMO, the role of the government in such endeavors is to back the promising efforts the mega players aren't financially incentivized to pursue as part of their business, rather than asking taxpayers to pad corporate bottom lines while they and their families and neighbors get sicker and sicker. It seems fairly obvious to me that pouring more money into the same-ole same-old isn't the way to win the war.
Of course there's a requirement in there that once the dust settles the net effect will be that funding for medical advancement shifts into different buckets that still address the highest magnitude health problems in the US. That step needs to be taken. Whether it does remains to be seen.
WTH is wrong with Disney? They have completely forgotten the purpose of their organization and what made it successful.
Not a peep from this thread. Must be big Lindsey Graham fans here.
Lots of talk about Snow White though.
US cancer rates and trends: how have cancer rates and mortality changed over time? | USAFacts
Between 2000 and 2021, the cancer incidence rate per 100,000 people fell by 5.7%, while the mortality rate dropped by 27.5%.
usafacts.org
I don't know what is the best way to fund medical research. However, I don't necessarily agree with you that the current system is not effective. How can you make that claim? What metrics are you using?
Also, some research is about finding causes of cancer. No private company will do such research.
The bottom line is that DOGE is cutting funding presently. I don't see how less funding will improve results. I also don't understand the desire to give the wealthy tax cuts when there are other pressing needs.
Also, can we agree that you can't cut spending by 1.5 - 2 trillion without negatively impacting lives in this country. The idea that you can cut that amount of money by eliminating waste, fraud and useless programs is silly. People have different values. Some will say the costs of cutting spending are worth it no matter the consequences and that side won the election. We will have to see what the impact of these cuts will be over the next several years.
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See it, but pass on the newest Snow White !
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Forrest Gump as well, if you somehow missed it too !
The DOJ is now investigating who was RESPONSIBLE for the murder of the ONLY person to die at the Capital on Jan 6 th.
Whom we know and also know he was PROMOTED after her murder !
Trump is blameless, see Nancy verbal recorded transmissions, where she admits culpability to her Daughter, who was recording the conversation !
First two or three paragraphs are about the cancelled programs AND their expenses in Gender/Trans areas !
This is just a simple AI answer. There may be some conflation if incidence and incidence rates.
US cancer rates and trends: how have cancer rates and mortality changed over time? | USAFacts
Between 2000 and 2021, the cancer incidence rate per 100,000 people fell by 5.7%, while the mortality rate dropped by 27.5%.
I don't know what is the best way to fund medical research. However, I don't necessarily agree with you that the current system is not effective. How can you make that claim? What metrics are you using?
Also, some research is about finding causes of cancer. No private company will do such research.
The bottom line is that DOGE is cutting funding presently. I don't see how less funding will improve results. I also don't understand the desire to give the wealthy tax cuts when there are other pressing needs.
Also, can we agree that you can't cut spending by 1.5 - 2 trillion without negatively impacting lives in this country. The idea that you can cut that amount of money by eliminating waste, fraud and useless programs is silly. People have different values. Some will say the costs of cutting spending are worth it no matter the consequences and that side won the election. We will have to see what the impact of these cuts will be over the next several years.
I think there will be a paradigm shift in how cancer is treated but that requires getting rid of some of the sandboxes being protected, and the federal bureaucracy is complicit in that arrangement by being way too cozy with the people standing to make the most money from cementing the status quo.
My way of looking at spending is to observe that in 2020 there was a $2T jump in federal spending. That was nearly a 50% increase from the prior year. So, okay, we had a pandemic that we thought was going to be much worse than it was. But that's settled out, yet the spending never went back down to reflect that--it's gone up. I was alive for all of 2019 and the first few months of 2020. Life in the US was not that bad. I can't help thinking some of that now $2.5T annual spending jump is not being used effectively or in some cases properly. Given that it's the federal government we're talking about, my expectation of it's effective use rate is shamefully low.
How much a DOGE-like process can identify as poor use of resources I don't know.
Whether you cut spending, keep it the same, or raise it, you will negatively impact lives in this country. That the federal government is cabable of fixing everything for everyone is a failed experiment.
You would be correct on one thing.US cancer rates and trends: how have cancer rates and mortality changed over time? | USAFacts
Between 2000 and 2021, the cancer incidence rate per 100,000 people fell by 5.7%, while the mortality rate dropped by 27.5%.
I don't know what is the best way to fund medical research. However, I don't necessarily agree with you that the current system is not effective. How can you make that claim? What metrics are you using?
Also, some research is about finding causes of cancer. No private company will do such research.
The bottom line is that DOGE is cutting funding presently. I don't see how less funding will improve results. I also don't understand the desire to give the wealthy tax cuts when there are other pressing needs.
Also, can we agree that you can't cut spending by 1.5 - 2 trillion without negatively impacting lives in this country. The idea that you can cut that amount of money by eliminating waste, fraud and useless programs is silly. People have different values. Some will say the costs of cutting spending are worth it no matter the consequences and that side won the election. We will have to see what the impact of these cuts will be over the next several years.
Having computer geeks comb through this stuff is genius. I just went through cancer treatment. It is the same treatment for my type of cancer that has been around for the better part of two decades. The exact same. You know the difference today? There are chemo and radiation facilities everywhere. The wait times are very low.
I do not subscribe to the same stance you do on funding and I have not been declared cancer free yet. Remember when we started spending more per student and the results became worse? Is there incentive from the government to fund non-traditional treatments? Who knows what the government research has been prioritizing through tax payer dollars. Is there incentive for anyone to find cheaper alternatives? My chemo and radiation were incredibly expensive options and for some reason we have not been able to find cheaper/ better options in decades??
You are correct. You have no idea what is the best way to fund this research, but you have no problem being hypercritical of those looking into potentially better or cheaper solutions before we really know anything for sure.
Kind of like Ukraine...Let's throw money at it to solve the problem while Joetato is asleep on the beach. How did that work out?
You might be alone in the corner cheering on government spending. Especially, if you are thinking more equals better.
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Very well. Ukraine still a free country years on, instead of a part of Russia after three days. To think that some computer geeks can see a better way to fight cancer or do anything is comic book thinking by you.
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Awful big of you to question someone’s faith.
You clearly have zero clue what Christianity and faith are all about but I’m sure you’ll post some stupid response or meme to try to make a point.
I’m certainly not the poster child for what a Christian is viewed as by others but nobody, and especially not a cowardly internet poster, can question my faith.
Immigration;
Heightened security is NOT a new idea in the USA !
Tell the truth, do not try to overthrow the USA, honestly fill out the forms as you return from abroad, and it's all good.
1. Our camp in Adirondack was sold in 1947 to a Spinster Lady who willed it to her Nephew ! Her Nephew was a Draft Dodger from the Viet Nam War, who moved to Canada, married there, etc. When I bought the camp back in the 2000's, he was still afraid to enter the US and instead executed a POA to complete the sale.
2. Group goes to Paradise Island, Bahamas. Friend visits casino at our hotel, plays Roulette, bets Red/Black. Wins $ 36,000 for the week ! Doesn't want to declare his Wins. Pays 2 guys and him to put $ 6,000 in each shoe to enter US and omit this on the form. He's sweating bullets, especially when he gets detained for his Gold Rolex ! But it had scratches on the watch and he made it thru , WITH the cash !
3. Now they are legally checking cell phone usages as you re-enter USA. The Doc from Brown, who went to the Funeral of a terrorist leader in the Middle East, was denied entry as she tried to return.
Heightened security is NOT a new idea in the USA !
Tell the truth, do not try to overthrow the USA, honestly fill out the forms as you return from abroad, and it's all good.
1. Our camp in Adirondack was sold in 1947 to a Spinster Lady who willed it to her Nephew ! Her Nephew was a Draft Dodger from the Viet Nam War, who moved to Canada, married there, etc. When I bought the camp back in the 2000's, he was still afraid to enter the US and instead executed a POA to complete the sale.
2. Group goes to Paradise Island, Bahamas. Friend visits casino at our hotel, plays Roulette, bets Red/Black. Wins $ 36,000 for the week ! Doesn't want to declare his Wins. Pays 2 guys and him to put $ 6,000 in each shoe to enter US and omit this on the form. He's sweating bullets, especially when he gets detained for his Gold Rolex ! But it had scratches on the watch and he made it thru , WITH the cash !
3. Now they are legally checking cell phone usages as you re-enter USA. The Doc from Brown, who went to the Funeral of a terrorist leader in the Middle East, was denied entry as she tried to return.
Being a Christian or having Jewish members in my family is neither good or bad !
As long as I try to be a kind person in how I lead my life.
I hope my Presbyterian Minister Grandfather or my Methodist Minister Uncle would be proud of my life !
Slow to anger, Fierce in a fight, Gentle towards women !
Words of wisdom from Mr. Big Will.
Is it good Christian and/or Jewish behavior to anonymously insult other posters on the internet?
Alex Wong, Walz National Security Advisor is the individual who added Goldberg to the chat !
He is married to Candace Chiu Wong, she worked under Obumma and Joey as an Asst US Attorney for DC.
As such she was involved in the prosecution of J 6ers.
He is a former Attorney for Covington & Burling, which is one of the firms stripped of it's security clearance and stripped of all government contracts.
The bull spit "war plan", had NO names, NO specific targets, NO locations, NO co-ordinates ! Just that F-18's would strike terrorists somewhere that day !
He is married to Candace Chiu Wong, she worked under Obumma and Joey as an Asst US Attorney for DC.
As such she was involved in the prosecution of J 6ers.
He is a former Attorney for Covington & Burling, which is one of the firms stripped of it's security clearance and stripped of all government contracts.
The bull spit "war plan", had NO names, NO specific targets, NO locations, NO co-ordinates ! Just that F-18's would strike terrorists somewhere that day !
Oh, I’m sorry…. Did I insult you? Was it insulting of me to wonder why you post under multiple different names? Was it insulting of me to call you out for your “ … ” response to my post or should I be insulted by it?
And nobody, including “John Kay”, has any ground to stand on for questioning someone else’s faith.
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