Here is a quote from the current issue of the economist examining why America is doing so poorly in responding to the Corono Virus.
( https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/03/12/covid-19-is-spreading-rapidly-in-america-the-country-does-not-look-ready?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2020-03-12&utm_content=article-link-1 )
"You can’t have surge capacity if you’ve already been cut to the bone,” says Scott Burris, director of the Centre of Public Health Law Research at Temple University. In 2010 the CDC budget was $12.7 bn in current dollars; today it is $8bn."
Donald Trumps current budget proposes further cuts to the CDC. News reports quote Trumps Budget director as saying they were still looking for those cuts to the CDC as part of their budget. https://www.salon.com/2020/03/12/trumps-budget-director-stands-firm-on-plan-to-cut-cdc-budget-by-15-percent/
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