Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[vivster]

Nighthawk117 said:

vivster said:
Defunding WHO for COVID is like defunding weather agencies for hurricanes.

And what is the global equivalent to the WHO when it comes to the weather forecast?  In the USA, we rely on the NWS for our needs, just like we rely on the CDC

for protection from viruses.  I'm not saying we don't need the WHO to help the entire planet in times like this.  What I'm saying is that the USA should

not be the biggest donor to that agency.  The USA should only give them $30m a year, let the other countries pick up the fucking tab.

Dude, where do you think your precious local agencies have their data from? Both health and weather, like many other things, are a global effort. You might want to ask your CDC or NWS how they like to be cut off of global data.

Contributions are based on the size of the country, just like taxes are based on the amount of income you have. Oh wait, that also doesn't exist in the US. Nevermind then. Solidarity is a foreign word that has zero meaning in the US.

Last edited by vivster - on 16 April 2020