37 pointsby susiecambria4 hours ago3 comments
  • stuaxo2 hours ago
    Can the title be fixed ?

    AIDS is an acronym, and an aid is someone who helps.

    • khelavastran hour ago
      Yeah, this title is counterfactual
  • zulux2 hours ago
    The US has to maintain this forever. Sorry. That's the rules.
    • mcphagean hour ago
      If we don’t stop it there, it’ll spread faster here.
      • diogenescynic4 minutes ago
        Same argument they make why we have to keep giving Israel money to kill Palestinians...
  • kstrauseran hour ago
    The US previously spent about $5B a year for global HIV programs, or about $15 per resident. I’d mail them my $15 if they’d keep this going.

    And for the inevitable whining about the cost, let me toss some enlightened self interest your way. Know what else is expensive? Tuberculosis, which runs rampant through communities with high HIV rates. I’d double my donation to keep that at bay. I don’t want a tuberculosis epidemic here. I’d rather fight and win that battle elsewhere in the world.