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Fumesucker

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35. Could you afford to spend three weeks with no income?

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 01:22 PM

Oct 2014

Something like 33% of Americans are only one paycheck away from homelessness.

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/10/one-third-of-americans-one-paycheck-away-from-homelessness.html

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Should Center for Disease Control (CDC) Director Tom Frieden Be Fired? [View all] erpowers Oct 2014 OP

I think he should go. He had WAYYYY too much faith in regular hospitals' ability to TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #1

WTF? So the head of the CDC should do what exactly? Inspect every single hospital in the USA? KittyWampus Oct 2014 #11

No, he should have sent an all-hands-on-deck response team to oversee TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #18

Exactly... +1 Historic NY Oct 2014 #22

Then why did we know all about it in Connecticut? Atman Oct 2014 #89

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Again ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #56

+1B magical thyme Oct 2014 #117

No mcar Oct 2014 #2

+++++++ still_one Oct 2014 #4

+1 hedgehog Oct 2014 #15

The one doesn't rule out the other. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #46

Duncan should have been removed from that hospital ASAP and send into one of the 4 hospitals LisaL Oct 2014 #3

You repeatedly spout the same crap over and over. It isn't the CDC's fault that HOSPITALS KittyWampus Oct 2014 #10

Whose fault is that Ebola patient flew from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday? LisaL Oct 2014 #16

Whose fault? Jim Beard Oct 2014 #75

The hospital administrators and the Republican CDC budget-cutting Congress should be fired sketchy Oct 2014 #5

What YOU said! ^^^^^. . . . n/t annabanana Oct 2014 #48

No. But every hospital administrator in the country who has dropped the ball and failed to get their kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #6

No Marrah_G Oct 2014 #7

FFS, the CDC is in place to help with information, logistics, organization. KittyWampus Oct 2014 #8

Frieden Could Have Sent A Team Sooner erpowers Oct 2014 #64

Yes. Immediately and concurrent with the firing of the hospital administrator. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #9

Second Ebola patient flew from Cleveland to Dallas the day before she showed up in the hospital. LisaL Oct 2014 #12

People who work with sick patients still have civil rights. alarimer Oct 2014 #19

No, it's fine and dandy to travel all over the country while infected with Ebola. LisaL Oct 2014 #20

she wasnt considered one that day VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #28

After first nurse was diagnosed, CDC said all of those who cared for Mr. Duncan LisaL Oct 2014 #34

so how many do you want in these Ebola VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #37

Per CDC director, this woman wasn't supposed to have been traveling on commercial airline. LisaL Oct 2014 #40

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SHE wasnt quaratined.....and that is exactly VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #92

I heard it, too. 840high Oct 2014 #39

She may have been infected, but she was not infectious. morningfog Oct 2014 #59

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SHE wasnt quaratined....she was being observed.. VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #94

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apparently that is NOT the case.... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #104

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Of course you don't....then you wouldn't have anything to be outraged about! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #106

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That may well be so....and I keep saying over and over....we have to take into account... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #108

Which you can not possibly know. LisaL Oct 2014 #67

yes qe DO know....you are not contagious until VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #95

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Could you afford to spend three weeks with no income? Fumesucker Oct 2014 #35

It's better to spread Ebola all over the country, I suppose. LisaL Oct 2014 #43

By what law is that. Jim Beard Oct 2014 #77

Per CDC, this woman shouldn't have been flying. LisaL Oct 2014 #86

The Executive in her city, county, state and nationally all have inherent police power for quarantin AngryAmish Oct 2014 #99

Can you afford to die and or spread disease? 840high Oct 2014 #44

I'm trying to describe reality as lot of Americans experience it Fumesucker Oct 2014 #61

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Then maybe we should consider turning efforts to keep ebola OUT in the first place, up to "11" Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #118

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What makes you think they would be paid? Fumesucker Oct 2014 #57

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Nurses are threatened with termination if they don't come to work when sick Fumesucker Oct 2014 #69

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.... 840high Oct 2014 #70

Silly. Quarantines do not violate any civil right that I know of. AngryAmish Oct 2014 #98

surprised DustyJoe Oct 2014 #80

I think I can wait until we know how we did... Johonny Oct 2014 #13

Because what we need right now is not only the Surgeon General post vacant NuclearDem Oct 2014 #14

Exactly what I was thinkin'. jen63 Oct 2014 #83

NO. Holy shit people this is not a blame game! Avalux Oct 2014 #17

Agree. There is no perfect procedure. There is no guarantee that kiranon Oct 2014 #23

When bedside nurses say, as a group, "we are not prepared for this", someone best TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #25

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They didn't speak up until it was in their back yard. Avalux Oct 2014 #81

And replace him with whom? Someone new to the crisis? mainer Oct 2014 #21

He absolutely... onyourleft Oct 2014 #24

Yes, because he keeps giving everyone ebola. Iggo Oct 2014 #26

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Those nurses weren't "allowed" to care for other patients Fumesucker Oct 2014 #36

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I want to see his ass in a sling TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #29

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no one is talking about that - it's his treatment we're talking about TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #110

The CDC DID NOT TREAT ANYONE. KittyWampus Oct 2014 #42

CDC was charge of monitoring Mr. Duncan's contacts. LisaL Oct 2014 #45

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Yet, the CDC cleared the nurse to fly. philosslayer Oct 2014 #109

Plus 1000. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #65

^^this^^ Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #87

Good questions... marions ghost Oct 2014 #96

I agree. The CDC has been telling us for months that "we're ready for ebola". Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #114

No. Blue_Roses Oct 2014 #31

We desperately need a Surgeon General in place. Lars39 Oct 2014 #38

What would a Surgeon General do YarnAddict Oct 2014 #88

At the very least be the face and mouthpiece, allowing the CDC to concentrate Lars39 Oct 2014 #90

George's Bush's Jim Beard Oct 2014 #91

I think he's our "Heckuva job Bownie". Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #41

They've even said themselves that they've "dropped the ball", now, twice I think. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #112

I think the blame falls on this hospital. Vinca Oct 2014 #47

Yes, but this is a national concern. If that hospital was the only thing standing in between apples and oranges Oct 2014 #50

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Decision was made to leave Mr. Duncan in the hospital. LisaL Oct 2014 #66

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I don't know if he would or wouldn't have survived. LisaL Oct 2014 #71

You are 100% correct. This is Texas Jim Beard Oct 2014 #82

Or maybe we could have done what some of us have been saying for months, and restrict entry to Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #113

Yes. I could have done a better job, quite frankly. He can be a spokesperson apples and oranges Oct 2014 #49

yes Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #55

No Kalidurga Oct 2014 #74

No riverwalker Oct 2014 #76

Agree etherealtruth Oct 2014 #79

Oh Lawd Jeebus! Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #78

no mikehiggins Oct 2014 #84

No Tweedy Oct 2014 #85

No, I think that sort of thing is for show treestar Oct 2014 #93

Exactly right. GoCubsGo Oct 2014 #116

If we had single payer health care locks Oct 2014 #100

I think he's become complacent in his position notadmblnd Oct 2014 #101

I doubt he micromanages to that extent. Warpy Oct 2014 #102

maybe he should be demoted to answering the phones ctaylors6 Oct 2014 #103

Why? He's doing a heckuva job, isn't he? Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #111

Yes, he sure does. LisaL Oct 2014 #115

Fer fucks sake MattBaggins Oct 2014 #119