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valerief

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5. Ebola, global warming, many cancers. All preventable, but all may keep

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 11:04 AM

Sep 2014

very rich people from getting richer. Just look at what an ebola vaccine/cure could do for some rich person's investment. But first, it has to become a marketable AND STEADY threat, a new AIDS.

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We Could Have Stopped This (Ebola) [View all] cbayer Sep 2014 OP

KnR. nt tblue37 Sep 2014 #1

K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #2

Onion. Orsino Sep 2014 #3

... Enthusiast Sep 2014 #4

Ebola, global warming, many cancers. All preventable, but all may keep valerief Sep 2014 #5

Kicking. Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #6

An excellent, informative article by Laurie Garret. longship Sep 2014 #7

was wondering why the respones was so pathetic--ebola is sort of the grand daddy of awful dembotoz Sep 2014 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2014 #13

It is really tragic all the way around. cbayer Sep 2014 #14

K&R! G_j Sep 2014 #9

Do you think there would be this lukewarm response if the outbreak threatened to wipe out blondes? Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #10

Of course not. cbayer Sep 2014 #11

You obviously haven't been listening to RW Talk Radio.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #21

Only if they were gay. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #12

Our president is black TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #18

It's another case of Republicans dragging their feet.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #20

The Repugs won't give him the amount he asked for TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #22

There is something in the Right Wing mindset that endorses genocide. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #23

A friend and I were talking about how the shortage of gloves and bleach is contributing LeftyMom Sep 2014 #15

But Isn't The Main Problem TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #17

Ebola can spread through open sewage.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #24

CNN Just Showed A Map TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #16

This is a very well done analysis of the crisis. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #19