Why are conservatives against fighting Zika? (Iraq, legal, Miami, dollars)

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

actually its the dems that have been the obstructionists on this

there is money already set aside for ebola...but the dems refuse to use it for zika

23 June 2016--The House voted early Thursday to approve a bill to provide $1.1 billion to combat the Zika virus, but Democrats vowed to derail the legislation in the Senate

29 June 2016--Efforts to combat the Zika virus stalled in the Senate Tuesday when Democrats blocked a $1.1 billion House-passed funding bill, escalating the political battle between the parties over how to respond to the looming public health crisis.

So we aren't able to fight both diseases?

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by miu

IMO that's way too much money. And how exactly was that going to be spent?

How do you know that?

[le roi]

Originally Posted by lunetunelover

Republicans sent a proposal first and the Democrats refused it (they didn't like where the funds were coming from).


Both repubs and dems are to blame for the stalemate.




Zika Funding: Republicans and Democrats Play Chicken

"Republicans would pull $500 million of the $1.1 billion bill from Obamacare."

"The bill would also remove funding from Planned Parenthood. "

"The House also added a rider that reverses a House vote unpopular with conservatives earlier this year that bans the flying of Confederate flags in military cemeteries"

Then in another attempt , they tried to tie a Zika-related bill to a trucking bill that would allow truckers to stay on the road for 80-hours a week.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b0646cbeec1b89



^^ Yeah it looks like Republicans were REAL serious about getting the bill passed.

[miu]

I think that the researchers need to come up with a plan, then our government write them reimbursement checks once a month. We can't afford to write a huge blank check for this endeavor. And what happens if the cure if found after only spending $3 million on the problem? Do us taxpayers get an automatic refund on the amount that isn't spent?

We have no extra money. We are already trillions of dollars in debt. And the Zika problem is international in scope, this should be an issue for the UN to work on and for them to ask other nations to donate to the cause.

Anyway, this is probably Mother Nature trying to get rid of the excess numbers of human beings on the planet. So in the meantime, wherever there is the presence of the Zika virus, the women there need to stop having babies until a cure comes.

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by phetaroi

Anyone who advocates widespread DDT use is condemning hundreds of thousands -- including the unborn -- to a myriad of illness.

So, you say you don't believe the EPA investigation or the experts?

What do you think would happen to a person who took doses of DDT orally for decades?

[le roi]

Originally Posted by miu

Anyway, this is probably Mother Nature trying to get rid of the excess numbers of human beings on the planet.

So in the meantime, wherever there is the presence of the Zika virus, the women there need to stop having babies until a cure comes.

A truly conservative analysis.

[miu]

Originally Posted by phetaroi

How do you know that?

Commonsense. Medical research personnel and their salaries, lab equipment and supplies. The NIH is already in existence, it's just directing their staff to focus on the Zika virus instead of other diseases and viruses (like Ebola). The lab equipment already is there.

But again, more money doesn't mean a faster solution. Throw a trillion dollars at the Zika virus and it's not going to go away faster. As it is, researchers are already working on eradicating the type of mosquito that carries the virus.

[miu]

Originally Posted by lunetunelover

Obama originally asked for $1.9 billion

I'm so tired of our liberal Presidents making these grand gestures with our hard earned taxpayer dollars. Stop trying to impress the rest of the world.

So what amount of money is Brazil going to contribute to the problem?

[lunetunelover]

Originally Posted by le roi

"Republicans would pull $500 million of the $1.1 billion bill from Obamacare."

"The bill would also remove funding from Planned Parenthood. "

"The House also added a rider that reverses a House vote unpopular with conservatives earlier this year that bans the flying of Confederate flags in military cemeteries"

Then in another attempt , they tried to tie a Zika-related bill to a trucking bill that would allow truckers to stay on the road for 80-hours a week.

Congress Is Using Zika To Weaken Truck Safety



^^ Yeah it looks like Republicans were REAL serious about getting the bill passed.

It seems to me that the funding must come from somewhere, unless we vote in a new tax for it, it will have to come from an existing budget item.


It makes sense to use healthcare related budget items because zika is a health threat.


Republicans suggested money from ACA and Planned Parenthood.


1. ACA IS healthcare.
2. Planned Parenthood because their funding IS pregnancy support.




And your link is decidedly partisan.


Bottom line BOTH parties have made this into a political stand-off. Same *%#! different day.

[whogo]

Originally Posted by GregW

Maybe the Republicans figure a Zika epidemic will cut down on the number of future Democrats?

Actually the ones who are born and survive will most likely in 18 years vote Democrat like the rest of the brainless.