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MPSimmons 14 days ago | parent | next [-]

subsistence234 14 days ago | parent | prev [-]

DOGE didn't abolish PEPFAR, they reduced its budget by 25%. Probably because ~50% of that budget was being wasted. There's likely still a big buffer before anyone runs out of meds.

Also there are lots of private donors who would make up the difference (if it's only 20% of Americans, that's more than 65 million people, who can easily come up with 25% shortfall of the $6.5B budget, that's less than $10 per person).

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mexicocitinluez 14 days ago | parent [-]

> Probably because ~50% of that budget was being wasted.

Crazy how you just made this up.

> There's likely still a big buffer before anyone runs out of meds.

And this.

> Also there are lots of private donors who would make up the difference (if it's only 20% of Americans, that's more than 65 million people, who can easily come up with 25% shortfall of the $6.5B budget, that's less than $10 per person).

Now you're just being absurd.

You're literally describing the tax system that was funding it before it was axed by the guy who can't stop making mistakes.

	▲	subsistence234 14 days ago \| parent [-]
		> You're literally describing the tax system that was funding it before it was axed by the guy who can't stop making mistakes. The tax system took from those who didn't want to pay for corruption, only the actual aid. They will continue to pay 75%, and those who wish to pay for the remaining 25% can do so voluntarily.