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Trust is earned not given. Tell me, how as any US Governmental institution earned any trust at any point during the response to COVID?

• nouveaux 5y ago
  "earned any trust at any point during the response to COVID?" Free vaccines[0], free test kits[1], deployed troops to help hospitals [2], FDA fast tracked vaccine [3], food assistance [4], PPP saved a ton of businesses. "Trust is earned not given." If you live in the United States, I have a hard believing that you have derived a net negative from the US government. We should all be extremely skeptical of government leaders, especially those that are elected in a popularity contest. However, to say that the US government, at this point in time, should be inherently distrusted is what got us to this failed Covid response. We should have had 95% vaccine rates and moved past Covid six months ago. [0] https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines/index.html [1] https://www.covidtests.gov/ https://www.covidtests.gov/ [2] https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/21/omicron-us-to-deploy-troops-to-hospitals-purchase-500-million-covid-tests.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/21/omicron-us-to-deploy-troops-... [3] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/30/fda-willing-to-fast-track-coronavirus-vaccine-before-phase-three-trials.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/30/fda-willing-to-fast-track-co... [4] https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/04/17/usda-announces-coronavirus-food-assistance-program https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/04/17/usda-an...
  • syshum 5y ago
    So in your mind "trust" is about free stuff? As long as they print or tax enough to spend on "free" things for everyone all the lies, deceit, and authoritarianism is forgiven? Interesting >>FDA fast tracked vaccine FDA creates a overly burdensome process, then admits it is not needed for safety... they should not get credit for that. That is the best case. Worst case is they bypassed critical safety requirements putting all of us in possible jeopardy Either Case I award them no points for that. >>PPP saved a ton of businesses. There was / is massive fraud in that system, also the loans were not given out on a needs requirement, it was first come first serve. Many companies that did not "need" the loans to survive got a lot of free money. PPP program while I am sure saves some jobs, was also a massive wealth transfer from future tax payers and savers (debt and inflation) to current business owners. >>I have a hard believing that you have derived a net negative from the US government. Then you are not paying attention, and/or have more collectivist vs individualist outlook, I prefer individual liberty