Are We Allowed to Talk About How Much the U.S. Spends on AIDS/HIV?

My husband and I practiced someone called “reality control” when our children were growing up. The term was coined by neurologist Kevin Leman, who posited that kids need to experience the “natural effects” of their actions.

In his book” Making Kids Mind Without Losing Yours,” Leman wrote,” Your house needs to be a location where your children can fail and grow from their mistakes.” Isolate them with love, show them how critical they are to you, but don’t try to undo their problems. It’s no our responsibility as parents to let our children off the hook.

So, for example, if a child acts up at the dinner table, he may miss out on the mother’s trip to the ice cream stand afterwards. If he refuses to wash his place, his gadgets may disappear while he’s at college. &nbsp,

As I watched Elon Musk and the DOGE kids reveal the torrent of government meat that has caused our national deficit to spiral downward, Leman’s guidance came to mind. All but the most partisan left-wing Americans are asking,” Why is the government spending money on this crap” ?&nbsp,

One thing no one’s talking about, but perhaps we should, is how much we’re spending on AIDS /HIV programs. &nbsp,

Why are we spending$ 28 billion annually on an almost 100 % preventable disease? Why have we sent$ 100 billion overseas through George W. Bush’s U. S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ( PEPFAR ) to combat AIDS /HIV—much of that funneled through USAID slush funds?

Somehow, AIDS /HIV has become a third rail we’re not allowed to question or even talk about. Do you want poor, vulnerable gays to expire, you racist bigot? &nbsp,

And each year, Congress replenishes the funds for programs designed to combat the immediate effects of sexual intercourse, generally between men. &nbsp,

Anthony Fauci bragged in an interview following his resignation as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ).

When I took over in 1984, NIAID was a small, relatively secondary institution at the NIH, with a budget of about$ 350 million United States ( US) dollars. With a budget of US$ 6.3 billion, I built it up over the 38 times of my career to become an global superpower of infectious disease study. In addition, I established the Division of AIDS to create and carry out the federal research agenda to combat the HIV/AIDS outbreaks. The section expanded into a significant portion of the university and, in cooperation with business, played a significant role in creating the drugs&nbsp that have changed the lives of people living with HIV all over the world. ]Emphasis added]

And it’s not just NIAID. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation: &nbsp,

Medicaid accounted for 45 % of all national HIV expenditures in the fiscal year 22 and is the nation’s top cause for public funding for HIV treatment. In FY22, the federal government spent an estimated$ 13 billion on Medicaid solutions for those who have HIV. Also, state Medicaid saving totaled an estimated$ 5.4 billion in FY22. Spending has increased over time, as evidenced by the rising number of HIV students and the rising cost of medical and therapy.

According to HIV. state, out of the 31, 800 new HIV infections in the U. S. in 2022, three-quarters were the result of either male-to-male sexual or injecting drugs. When “heterosexual contact” is included, 96 % of all new cases were related to substance or gender use. In other words, the disease is the organic result of certain actions. &nbsp,

The CDC even admits that” Not having sex ( also known as abstinence ) is a 100 % effective way to prevent HIV, other STIs, and pregnancy”.

Why do I get a rude awakening every time I turn on my TV or see a YouTube video with queer and trans people scurrying through the streets looking for their next illegal hookup? Alternatively of telling them to quit having sexual intercourse, these guys are being offered a get-out-of-jail-free cards called PrEP—pre-exposure treatment. HIV. According to state, it is “medicine people at risk for HIV take to prevent getting HIV from sexual or shot drug use.” PrEP may prevent HIV from gaining hold and transferring throughout the body.

According to the American Journal of Managed Care: &nbsp,

According to a study published in Health Affairs, the US government spent significantly more money than it had previously anticipated to develop tenofovir disoproxil fumarate ( TDF) and emtricitabine (FTC ) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis ( PrEP ).

Based on 2022 inflation-adjusted money, the US government spent$ 314 million likely related to TDF-FTC for PrEP growth, including$ 143 million instantly linked to development and clinical tests.

Our government is encouraging people to engage in high-risk behaviors as long as they take the expensive Big Pharma medication as opposed to a real test on the effects of some activities. &nbsp,

According to a consensus estimates from GlobalData’s Pharma Intelligence Centre, Descovy is estimated to produce$ 1.83 billion in global profits in 2029, while Truvada estimates number to$ 30 million.

However, a study that was partially funded by the NIH found that” 45 % of the people surveyed sometimes imperfectly disclosed or did not disclose their HIV status to their lovers” and that “men who disclosed their HIV status to partners were three times more likely to have sex without a condom”

I don’t know about you, but I prefer to see the billions of dollars we spend annually on addressing this issue go toward treating something like pediatric cancer. &nbsp,

God’s rules, as outlined in the Bible, exist for our provision and protection. When we choose to go outside those boundaries—one man and one woman for life, within the bounds of marriage—bad things can happen. &nbsp,

Just a thought, but maybe instead of encouraging ( and even celebrating ) risky—deadly—behavior, our government should warn men that they could die if they engage in risky sexual behavior. Stop enabling promiscuous sex with the Next Government-Funded Big Pharma Thing. &nbsp,

]Astute comment from JGO-KY:” It seems to be the only disease that has Civil Rights. The entire health care system had to spend millions and millions on “barriers” because one had to consent to testing in order for us to prevent the isolation of HIV/AIDS patients.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s MAHA—Make America Healthy Again—movement ought to focus some attention on HIV/AIDS funding. Other than addressing public health issues like obesity and poor diet, there are other issues that need to be addressed. &nbsp,

No one has ever explained how a disease that is largely confined to male homosexuals in the West is a female heterosexual disease in Africa, according to RFK Jr. in his book,” The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health.”

Because men in some of those third-world nations are brutes who treat women as chattel, infecting them after a night “out” with the boys, it’s a female hetero disease in Africa. &nbsp,

Nevertheless, RFK Jr. assured senators in his confirmation hearing,” I absolutely support PEPFAR, and I will happily work to strengthen the program” .&nbsp,

No questions asked. &nbsp,

I’m hoping DOGE will take a no-holds-barred look at the outrageous sums of money we’re spending on a largely preventable disease. Elon Musk: Will he be able to handle it? &nbsp,

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