Political Factoid
Problem:
Between 1999 and 2007, there was a five-fold
increase in stomach flu deaths caused by the
bacteria Clostridium difficile.
Deaths from all kinds of stomach flu
more than doubled, with 83% of the
deaths involving people over the age
of 65.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) research
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Political solutions?
- Libertarians:
- It is not a federal government problem.
Let the states take care of it.
The CDC needs to be eliminated.
- Conservatives:
- Everyone needs to take care of themselves.
Congress needs to cut spending for
CDC stomach flu research.
- Republicans:
- The solution is private sector capitalism.
Congress should do nothing.
- Progressives:
- Congress should form a committee
and hold hearings.
- Liberals:
- The government needs to increase
the research funding.
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