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**megatrendsZ** · 12-22-2010, 09:55 PM

Did you know that President Obama?s new budget will spend an additional $27.2 billion for the benifit of HIV/AIDS patients in 2011?

The CDC estimates14,110 AIDS deaths in 2007 in the USA. However, when each state was polled, the total was ?only? 9,995. In either case, the grim reaper allocation is over $225,000 per death.

Cardiovascular Disease kills 864,000 every year, yet receives over 1/2 Billion less than AIDS with $26 spent on behalf of each CVD patient

Diabetes kills more Americans than AIDS and breast cancer combined, yet the NIH spends only $42 on each diabetic

Alzheimer?s Disease kills 3.3 times more than AIDS, yet the NIH spends only $124 on each patient with Alzheimer?s Disease

Parkinson?s Disease death rate similar to AIDS yet the NIH spends $92 on each patient

Prostate cancer kills 2 times more than AIDS, yet the NIH spends only $171 on each patient with prostate disease

Hepatitis C (HCV) kills 12,000, yet the NIH spends only $23 on each HCV patient

Hepatitis B (HBV) kills 5,000, yet the NIH spends only $43 on each HBV patient

The flu (influenza) on average, now kills almost 4+ times more than AIDS. Flu: $327 million AIDS: $2.3 Billion

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Dis.) = over 126,000 deaths yet the NIH spends only $7 on each patient

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) estimated deaths at 2,250. HIV/AIDS under 13 = thirteen deaths.

Does that allocation of funding seem fair to you? It doesn?t to me, and I?m sure he doesn?t to all those folks who suffer from illnesses that take many more lives each year than aids. If you want more information on these disproportinent allocations ? visit:

The FAIR Foundation at: http://www.fairfoundation.org

They have all the CDC and NIH numbers parsed out so that they make sense. Of course, if you don?t trust their analysis they give you links directly to the CDC and NIH where that got their numbers and were you can get the raw data and crunch the numbers for yourself.

12-22-2010, 09:55 PM	#1
megatrendsZ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	HIV/AIDS spending far out weighs other other more deadly illnesses Did you know that President Obama?s new budget will spend an additional $27.2 billion for the benifit of HIV/AIDS patients in 2011? The CDC estimates14,110 AIDS deaths in 2007 in the USA. However, when each state was polled, the total was ?only? 9,995. In either case, the grim reaper allocation is over $225,000 per death. Cardiovascular Disease kills 864,000 every year, yet receives over 1/2 Billion less than AIDS with $26 spent on behalf of each CVD patient Diabetes kills more Americans than AIDS and breast cancer combined, yet the NIH spends only $42 on each diabetic Alzheimer?s Disease kills 3.3 times more than AIDS, yet the NIH spends only $124 on each patient with Alzheimer?s Disease Parkinson?s Disease death rate similar to AIDS yet the NIH spends $92 on each patient Prostate cancer kills 2 times more than AIDS, yet the NIH spends only $171 on each patient with prostate disease Hepatitis C (HCV) kills 12,000, yet the NIH spends only $23 on each HCV patient Hepatitis B (HBV) kills 5,000, yet the NIH spends only $43 on each HBV patient The flu (influenza) on average, now kills almost 4+ times more than AIDS. Flu: $327 million AIDS: $2.3 Billion COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Dis.) = over 126,000 deaths yet the NIH spends only $7 on each patient Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) estimated deaths at 2,250. HIV/AIDS under 13 = thirteen deaths. Does that allocation of funding seem fair to you? It doesn?t to me, and I?m sure he doesn?t to all those folks who suffer from illnesses that take many more lives each year than aids. If you want more information on these disproportinent allocations ? visit: The FAIR Foundation at: http://www.fairfoundation.org They have all the CDC and NIH numbers parsed out so that they make sense. Of course, if you don?t trust their analysis they give you links directly to the CDC and NIH where that got their numbers and were you can get the raw data and crunch the numbers for yourself.
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