HIV prevention slows the disease transmission to America. So do vaccinations. Just a public health nerd. And it's soft diplomacy. When people feel they are taken care of, they're less likely to join terrorist groups.
The conservative I was arguing with was appalled by my idea.
The core rationale in his argument was that taxpayers shouldn’t be giving away free stuff EVEN IF GIVING AWAY FREE STUFF BENEFITS TAXPAYERS IN THE LONG RUN!
He just didn’t want to help poor people under any circumstances for any reason 🤷♀️
Also...I know it's not important in the grand scheme of things, but it was never just condoms. Most of the funds are for other HIV prevention approaches....PrEP, PEP, education, etc... The insistence on $50 mil for condoms is crazy making.
Muskrat doesn't know how to use condoms.
He should have learned from Groucho Marx.
“I love my cigar too, but I take it out of my mouth once in a while.” Groucho Marx
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My argument: public schools spend about $8,000 per student PER YEAR. So even if the government pays $1,000 for 1 vasectomy, the taxpayers benefit
The core rationale in his argument was that taxpayers shouldn’t be giving away free stuff EVEN IF GIVING AWAY FREE STUFF BENEFITS TAXPAYERS IN THE LONG RUN!
He just didn’t want to help poor people under any circumstances for any reason 🤷♀️
I just listened to a Steve Lukather interview today. He’s not a fan of the yacht rock classification.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUspLVStPbk
He should have learned from Groucho Marx.
“I love my cigar too, but I take it out of my mouth once in a while.” Groucho Marx