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Tax Change in Coronavirus Package Overwhelmingly Benefits Millionaires…
Tax Change in Coronavirus Package Overwhelmingly Benefits Millionaires, Congressional Body Finds. By Jeff Stein, The Washington Post, 16 April 20
“More than 80 percent of the benefits of a tax change tucked into the Corona virus relief package passed last month will go to those who earn more than $1 million annually, according to a report by a nonpartisan congressional body expected to be released Tuesday.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/14/coronavirus-law-congress-tax-change/
According to the Committee’s website, it typically doesn’t release it reports unless a Congressperson chooses which isn’t often.
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President Donald J. Trump Is Demanding Accountability From the World Health Organization
President Donald J. Trump Is Demanding Accountability From the World Health Organization. April 15, 2020. Whitehouse Factsheet “I will never hesitate to take any necessary steps to protect the lives, health, and safety of the American people. I will always put the well-being of America first. President Donald J. Trump.”
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-demanding-accountability-world-health-organization/
Trump Administration Officials Warned Against Halting Funding to WHO, Leaked Memo Shows. By Yeganeh Torbati, ProPublica. 16 April 20 “A draft State Department memo says the move would “cede ground” to China and hobble the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. ”
‘An internal memorandum written by U.S. officials and addressed to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns that cutting funding to the World Health Organization, as President Donald Trump said he would do Tuesday, would erode America’s global standing, threaten U.S. lives and hobble global efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The memo, which was prepared before Trump’s Rose Garden announcement, was written by officials within the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and includes a detailed list of how U.S. funding to the WHO helps countries in the Middle East control the pandemic. A draft version of the memo, which was labeled “Sensitive But Unclassified” and was titled “Information Memo for the Secretary,” was seen by ProPublica.’
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-officials-warned-against-halting-funding-to-who-leaked-memo-shows
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The President doth protest too much, methinks
Trump says he didn’t know of, still hasn’t seen Navarro memos on possible pandemic. By CAITLIN OPRYSKO, 04/07/2020
“President Donald Trump on Monday denied that he’d ever seen a handful of memos, written and circulated through the White House by his top trade adviser beginning in January, that warned the coronavirus could cost the country trillions of dollars and imperil the lives of millions of Americans. At the White House during a coronavirus task force news briefing, the president said he’d learned of Peter Navarro’s memos, the contents of which were first disclosed on Monday night, only a few days ago, but he asserted that the documents lined up with his travel restrictions for foreigners coming from China.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/07/trump-peter-navarro-coronavirus-memos-174237
He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump’s Failure on the Virus. Lipton, Eric; Sanger, David E; Haberman, Maggie; Shear, Michael D; Mazzetti, Mark; Barnes, Julian E. New York Times, Apr 11, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-response.html
‘An examination reveals the president was warned about the potential for a pandemic but that internal divisions, lack of planning and his faith in his own instincts led to a halting response…A memo dated Feb. 14, prepared in coordination with the National Security Council and titled “U.S. Government Response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus,” documented what more drastic measures would look like, including: “significantly limiting public gatherings and cancellation of almost all sporting events, performances, and public and private meetings that cannot be convened by phone. Consider school closures. Widespread ‘stay at home’ directives from public and private organizations with nearly 100% telework for some.” The memo did not advocate an immediate national shutdown, but said the targeted use of “quarantine and isolation measures” could be used to slow the spread in places where “sustained human-to-human transmission” is evident.’
A librarian is seeking the National Security Council memo to make it available to the public.
National plan for COVID-19
The government lacks a national plan for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says ‘rolling reentry’ of economy possible in May, but ‘can’t guarantee’ election safety in November By MARK SHERMAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, ASSOCIATED PRESS | APR 12, 2020 | 4:30 PM | WASHINGTON
‘The United States’ top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the economy in parts of the country could have a “rolling reentry” as early as next month, provided health authorities can quickly identify and isolate people who will inevitably be infected with the coronavirus. Dr. Anthony Fauci also said he “can’t guarantee” that it will be safe for Americans to vote in person on Election Day, Nov. 3.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-anthony-fauci-20200412-ncy7lzidl5hq3e3fymq25ppksa-story.html
In the absence of a national testing strategy, states are going their own way Eilperin, Juliet; McGinley, Laurie; Mufson, Steven; Dawsey, Josh. The Washington Post; Washington, D.C. [Washington, D.C]08 Apr 2020: A.9.
‘Three months into the coronavirus epidemic, the Trump administration has yet to devise a national strategy to test Americans for the deadly disease – something experts say is key to blunting the outbreak and resuming daily life. In the absence of a national plan, several states are developing their own testing systems, but the emerging picture varies widely. States with more money and robust medical sectors have devised comprehensive plans, while others lag far behind. The White House, meanwhile, is still debating which tests should be sent to which regions and how much to focus on testing Americans to see who may have developed immunity to the disease.”‘
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/10/contact-tracing-coronavirus-strategy/
The Johns Hopkins Medical School, a non-government entity, has created a national plan.
Executive Summary
“In order to save lives, reduce COVID-19’s burden on our healthcare system, ease strict social distancing measures, and confidently make progress toward returning to work and school, the United States must implement a robust and comprehensive system to identify all COVID-19 cases and trace all close contacts of each identified case. It is estimated that each infected person can, on average, infect 2 to 3 others. This means that if 1 person spreads the virus to 3 others, that first positive case can turn into more than 59,000 cases in 10 rounds of infections.” https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/
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Internal Emails Show How Chaos at the CDC Slowed the Early Response to Coronavirus
‘The CDC fumbled its communication with public health officials and underestimated the threat of the coronavirus even as it gained a foothold in the United States, according to hundreds of pages of documents ProPublica obtained. The agency was struggling with one of its most important duties: keeping track of Americans suspected of having the novel coronavirus. It had “an ongoing issue” with organizing – and sometimes flat-out losing – forms sent by local agencies about people thought to be infected. The email listed job postings for people who could track or retrieve this paperwork. “Help needed urgently,” the CDC wrote.’
https://www.propublica.org/article/internal-emails-show-how-chaos-at-the-cdc-slowed-the-early-response-to-coronavirus
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