Ah, the evil drug companies. Perlstein, I recently finished up a systems contract at one of those big evil drug companies. They have a very large program to provide reduced-cost AIDS and antimalarial drugs to the developing world. I'd certainly hope that most of the money has been distributed to drug companies, because they're the only ones who can cure the existing patients (prevention is a whole 'nother story, but liberals would rather shout down the president of Uganda who speaks of abstinence and self-control and instead throw condoms at the problem).
And you know why the developing world needs anti-malarials? Because liberal enviro-whackos would rather millions of poor brown people die than allow their countries to spray DDT so that they may live. For all your sanctimony, large corporations have done far more to improve the lives of people than your ilk.
Great point...would the Left prefer we give wads of cash to individuals with AIDS?...sorta like we usedta do with welfare, just throwing money at the problem with no desire whatsoever to fix it.
FReegards...MUD
Ah, the evil drug companies. Perlstein, I recently finished up a systems contract at one of those big evil drug companies. They have a very large program to provide reduced-cost AIDS and antimalarial drugs to the developing world. I'd certainly hope that most of the money has been distributed to drug companies, because they're the only ones who can cure the existing patients (prevention is a whole 'nother story, but liberals would rather shout down the president of Uganda who speaks of abstinence and self-control and instead throw condoms at the problem).
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This is a very specific charge that I'm happy to make in more detail. The rest of the world besides the US funnels its AIDS funds through something called the Global Fund, the international coaltion dedicated to reducing the spread of aid. But plans to cut America's contributions by 65% in 2005, which will probably bankrupt it.