this is where the rubber meets the road. NIH doesn't just fund research univs and hospitals in blue states. if anything they're most important to regional economies in the reddest states and districts.
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Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn
Impact of NIH cut starting to sink in
Here's Sen. Katie Britt urging "a smart, targeted approach" in order to protect important research at UA-Birmingham, a top NIH recipient
Also, as article notes, the state's largest employer
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Here's Sen. Katie Britt urging "a smart, targeted approach" in order to protect important research at UA-Birmingham, a top NIH recipient
Also, as article notes, the state's largest employer
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
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You want the funding back?
First, pay tribute to Dear leader.
That spending is carefully spread across so many congressional districts that it’s almost bullet proof.
Narcissism / supremacy.
We need a word for seeing-people-as-things.
Examples: USAID closed, red state farmers lose billions in revenue; indirect costs on research slashed, red state university employers start lay-offs.
when you're rich other people's disabled kids aren't your problem. they should be rich too
At this rate if Apple invests another few billion in AI, its customers will appear to be speaking entirely in mad libs
FAFO, you imbecilic poseur.
Civil War is coming
#RiseUp to take America back before it is too late!
If it wasn't for us, your state would be on a corner somewhere hoping to give a $20 handy to Florida
NIH FUNDING: $914M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 14,688
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $2.78B
Blue states will not.
Republicans hate their fellow Americans.
hmm, so "targeted" at blue states only
watch out!
Republicans very much know this.
Contact their offices so Republicans know you do, too. And that you will loudly blame Republicans for breaking those economic engines.
But Musk doesn’t really care about politics.
But maybe that’s the “compromise” they work back to.
I don’t want anyone hurt but they voted for this.
These voters are currently ideologically driven to impose damage upon us and if we don't send a message it ain't gonna stop
Their kids’ schools, their communities. They need to realize they’re shooting themselves in the face.
Funding will be automatically reinstated to red states but used to extort blue states.
Blessed.
What a fool. Sorry Senator, the cuts were targeted and they were made by folks who are convinced they’re infinitely smarter than you!
https://www.vumc.org/about/sites/default/files/public_files/VH_2024_ImpactReport_M2jp_All.pdf
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