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onecaliberal

(32,777 posts)
Sun Apr 19, 2020, 11:36 AM Apr 2020

Governors are not only having to secure and pay for their state's PPE.

Last edited Sun Apr 19, 2020, 12:13 PM - Edit history (1)

They have to arrange for the shipment in complete secrecy to ensure the federal government does not come in and steal it from them to sell to the highest bidder.
In many cases that bidder is NOT in the a United States.
I don't understand why the media is not talking more about This

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/4/1934215/-Americans-are-stealing-supplies-from-states-and-other-nations-but-who-And-where-are-they-going

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Governors are not only having to secure and pay for their state's PPE. (Original Post) onecaliberal Apr 2020 OP
One of the Governors on a morning show today said that a shipment of PPE to his state Arkansas Granny Apr 2020 #1
For the national stockpile in Moscow dalton99a Apr 2020 #3
How is that even possible. LisaL Apr 2020 #4
Why haven't corporate media cover the in your face . .. Iliyah Apr 2020 #2
Dumb question. Do the states get reimbursed or is that NoMoreRepugs Apr 2020 #5
From what I have read, the state is not reimbursed. onecaliberal Apr 2020 #6
It would be impolite for them to talk about President Black Market. Nt lostnfound Apr 2020 #7

Arkansas Granny

(31,506 posts)
1. One of the Governors on a morning show today said that a shipment of PPE to his state
Sun Apr 19, 2020, 11:42 AM
Apr 2020

had been seized by the Feds for the national stockpile. What sense does that make?

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. Why haven't corporate media cover the in your face . ..
Sun Apr 19, 2020, 11:48 AM
Apr 2020

theft conducted by shithole's administration of needed life and death medical supplies. The only show I've seen address this matter is RM.

Profit over lives.

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