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Buns_of_Fire

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12. For sure. Especially since the CDC's budget is also on the block.

Thu Mar 9, 2017, 11:09 AM

Mar 2017

The Prevention and Public Health Fund accounts for 12 percent of the budget for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2010 Affordable Care Act set it up specifically to try to lower health costs by preventing diseases before they happen.

The CDC uses it to help states deliver vaccines, watch for infectious diseases, keep an eye out for lead in water, promote breastfeeding in hospitals, prevent suicide and watch out for hospital-associated infections. It totals $931 million for 2017.

"It really is a core activity," said Dr. Anne Schuchat, the CDC's acting director.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/new-gop-health-care-bill-would-cut-fund-fight-killer-n730391

Not to worry, though. Only "those" people are susceptible to things like bird flu and Ebola.

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The new TIME cover is really quite something [View all] kpete Mar 2017 OP

Justin Green cant spell obviously.... sunonmars Mar 2017 #1

I think that was ME kpete Mar 2017 #3

nah it was Green, the original words in his tweet spelled it wrong, he's changed it. sunonmars Mar 2017 #6

You can't edit a tweet. n/t demmiblue Mar 2017 #7

True, but you can delete it and write a new one. amuse bouche Mar 2017 #22

Clown tie and all. C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #2

The Bubonic Plague? ... neeksgeek Mar 2017 #4

We'll be back in that era soon enough. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2017 #9

That seems to be the plan! neeksgeek Mar 2017 #10

For sure. Especially since the CDC's budget is also on the block. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2017 #12

Trumputin and the Reputin Party ARE a major pandemic. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #15

If you knew what leeches cost, you wouldn't say that jmowreader Mar 2017 #48

Isis? No. Al Qaeda? No. The Taliban? No. Syrian refugees? No. Initech Mar 2017 #5

The tie just cracked me up PatSeg Mar 2017 #13

Well, the Civil War was pretty bad Bucky Mar 2017 #28

He's such a disgusting POS. I hate him amuse bouche Mar 2017 #8

I was trying to think of what to say... llmart Mar 2017 #23

He's not good enough to be a disgusting piece of shit. Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2017 #30

You beat me to it. I Was thinking that. Alice11111 Mar 2017 #37

Several generations of! LOL Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2017 #55

Kick. dalton99a Mar 2017 #11

I wonder what the Free Masons thinlk of that image. GreatCaesarsGhost Mar 2017 #14

K&R. dchill Mar 2017 #16

It's really Trump's war on America, not just Washington. n/t SpankMe Mar 2017 #17

It's also a subtle dig at his virility ymetca Mar 2017 #18

hee-hee ailsagirl Mar 2017 #19

Oh, I wouldn't have thought of that... llmart Mar 2017 #25

My mind went there as well... SMC22307 Mar 2017 #32

...as his tie gently waves and touches his genitals Alice11111 Mar 2017 #38

Time has been merciless on Trump lately. Danascot Mar 2017 #20

Kind suggestion to all who link tweets only. those at work aren't usually able to see tweets, Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #21

The tie... llmart Mar 2017 #24

Think it is...Time Warner, CNN Alice11111 Mar 2017 #39

He doesnt do his own tweets for two reasons, 1. doesnt know how to operate a phone Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #26

Yep! We have to fix stupid. Alice11111 Mar 2017 #40

He is much dumpier looking tavernier Mar 2017 #27

I was thinking the same thing. Too flattering Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2017 #43

Good, but they shaved about 50 lbs. off that tub of orange lard. Vinca Mar 2017 #29

I think they did it to highlight the issue Alice11111 Mar 2017 #41

I think they did it so he would fit on the front page. stollen Mar 2017 #50

What's with his tie? Way too long in front, other end so short he tapes it in place... Crash2Parties Mar 2017 #31

...his family is in fashion. Tie is from 50s, like his policies. Alice11111 Mar 2017 #42

It's proud to be a merkin elehhhhna Mar 2017 #51

Needs a bigger ass and a longer tie. nt Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #33

Yeah, def not his bod, I was noticing the legs. JudyM Mar 2017 #56

Shouldn't he be sitting on the toilet? BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2017 #34

Hannity suggesting CIA framed Russians for hack of us election. applegrove Mar 2017 #35

He is DT's bitch. Even Cheney only outed one CIA agent, Alice11111 Mar 2017 #46

I figured that was coming. Surprised it took them that long to air the fake news. KewlKat Mar 2017 #52

"War on Washington"... zentrum Mar 2017 #36

Agree. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2017 #44

You make a good point. They may see it as his destroying Alice11111 Mar 2017 #45

That's it exactly. zentrum Mar 2017 #47

Even more brilliant Alice11111 Mar 2017 #49

perhaps Time should not only do a cover, but an inner cover.....keep us all happy..... KewlKat Mar 2017 #53

Although I get Time sees this as a negative as we do... WePurrsevere Mar 2017 #54