The origins of the coronavirus and the 2018 NIH lifting of a US ban on virus research that increases transmissibility

06/04/2021

Dr. Fauci, NIH, HHS, lifted the ban on research and manipulation of virus in lab settings in 2018 The role played by the Cambridge Group of scientists who opposed lifting the ban on gain of function research for surveillance purposes. The US public and the public in the world in India, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America unaware of what was going on. The devastating effects of the coronavirus in 202 and 2021 and the lack of a vaccine in 2020, lack of a vaccine in sufficient quantities in 2021. The paltry benefits of surveillance compared to the great risks of something going wrong, as pointed out by the Cambridge Group. Why was it ignored in 2018. Who makes decisions for public health in the world. Can the US make decisions for India, the people in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Does even the US public know about it, much less the public in the world at large. What power is given by the US Constitution to US government agencies on matters of public health. How are a few individuals at HHS and NIH accountable to the public in the US and the world at large.

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Opinion | Anthony Fauci and the Wuhan Lab

WSJ 06/03/2021

The Editorial Board

The Lancet Infectious Diseases 06/04/2021

Donald Trump's plans for large scale deportation even as a Gallup poll shows only 15% opposing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants in the U.S.

09/01/2016

The wide divergence between public opinion in the U.S. and the Trump stand for large scale deportation. A Gallup poll on July 1, 2016, shows 84% of the U.S. adults favoring a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants in the U.S., only 15% opposing.

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Explaining What Donald Trump Wants to Do Now on Immigration

The New York Times 09/01/2016

Julia Preston

Washington Post 09/14/2016

Chris Cillizza

Abenomics advisers Yamamoto and Hamada, and Japanese prime minister Abe's decision in Nov. 2014 to challenge the Finance Ministry's views

11/20/2014

Abe calls for a snap election in Dec. 2014 after delaying the second increase in the consumption tax from 8% to 10% in 2015. About 53% of the Japanese public opposed the doubling of the consumption tax by 2015 in 2011 poll as the DPJ party Noda administration pushed for it on the advice of the Finance Ministry. Now after the 3rd quarter showed Japan in a recession over 70% of the Japanese public oppose a second increase in the consumption tax to 10% from 8% in 2015. Abenomics advisors Hamada and Yamamoto now say this increase in the tax (especially when wages are only gradually increasing) was never a part of the Abenomics.

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Japan’s No. 1 Reflationist Does a Victory Dance

Wall Street Journal 11/20/2014

Eleanor Warnock, Eleanor, Warnock

New York Times 11/20/2014

Martin Fackler, Martin, Fackler

Policy contrast between socialist governments in Venezuela and Bolivia

04/12/2013

Bolivia's socialist government of Evo Morales has taken a different approach by reducing subsidies and increasing gasoline prices to about $2.00 a gallon in 2013. Salaries of governent workers was also increased by 20% in 2013, and additional 10% added to price of locally produced grain and corn, in policy actions. Morales cited as a reason the $150 million in smuggling to neighboring countries of the $660 million in gasoline imports, wasting a significant part of the $380 million annual state gasoline subsidy which could be used for infrastructure. In Venezuela both opposing candidates for president Maduro and Capriles supported the state subsidy for gasoline that is exceptional among developing countries, and at a time when Venezuela is short of foreign currency for other imports.

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Almost-Free Gas Comes at a High Cost

Wall Street Journal 04/12/2013

Ángel González, Ángel, González

New York Times 02/16/2014

William Neuman, William, Neuman

The passage of the unpopular sales tax hike and political uncertainty in Japan

12/27/2011

Critics say the Democratic Party of Japan should have invested efforts in its election promises to cut wasteful spending. Polls show a majority of Japanese oppose the doubling of the sales tax to 10%.

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Vote Ensures Japan Will Double Sales Tax to 10%

Wall Street Journal 06/27/2012

Toko Sekiguchi, Toko, Sekiguchi, George Nishiyama, George, Nishiyama

Wall Street Journal 12/27/2011

George Nishiyama, George, Nishiyama

Antonis Samaras and the political opposition to harsh austerity measures in Greece- 2011-2012

07/02/2011

Antonis Samaras of the New Democracy Party opposes tax increases that will further reduce any prospects for economic growth in Greece. As opinion polls show his party passing the socialist party of prime minister Papandreou in popularity in July 2012, any future E.U. agreement for Greece will have to be negotiated with Samaras. The E.U.'s June 2011 plan for Greece faces strong criticism.

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Greek Opposition Slams Tax Rises

Wall Street Journal 07/05/2011

Alkman Granitsas, Alkman, Granitsas, Marcus Walker, Marcus, Walker

Economist 07/02/2011

Economist.Com

The warnings on trade in 2010-2011 and sharply shifting public sentiment in the U.S. across all age, income and education groups

10/02/2010

A WSJ poll in 2010 showed that between 1999 and 2010 public sentiment had completely changed seeing trade as hurting American workers. A study by counties in the U.S. by Autor, Hanson, and Dorn showed the damage done by trade policy for American manufacturing workers. By March 2016 in the U.S. presidential election Michigan primary large gains were made by Republican and Democratic candidates opposing trade agreements including TPP negotiated by president Obama.

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Tallying the Toll of U.S.-China Trade

Wall Street Journal 09/27/2011

Justin Lahart, Justin, Lahart

Wall Street Journal 10/02/2010

Sara Murray, Sara, Murray, Douglas Belkin, Douglas, Belkin

UAW opposes any consolidation or merger as it would mean loss of may more jobs.

10/14/2008

From UAW President Gettelfinger's view consolidation would only mean loss of even more jobs to a devastated Detroit. A better source of cash for GM would be more loans from the federal government as democratic candidate Obama has suggested a $50 billion loan package. At that point a Chrysler consolidation if it were to occur could be done through a rationall consolidation or merger as opposed to the large closures that the present situation might require.

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UAW chief opposes GM-Chrysler merger

Detroit News 10/14/2008

Associated Press, Associated, Press

Detroit News 10/14/2008

Daniel Howes, Daniel, Howes

An internal 2006 Pemex report showing a sharp decline in production, and the situation in 2013 with Mexico a net energy importer in March 2013

08/02/2006

Mexico's oil law comes as the nation faced a crisis in declining oil production since 2006. Efforts by the newly elected PAN party Calderon administration in that year and throughout its term in office failed to open up the oil industry to foreign investment, as the PRI and the PRD opposition parties opposed this. A two thirds majority in Congress was needed to change the constitution allowing foreign oil companies to compete with state owned Pemex. The increasing oil production from shale in the U.S. and Canada has increased the urgency, and the potential in deep waters off Mexico for which Pemex needs the technology of foreign oil companies has added to this.

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How Shale Helped Frack Mexico's Energy Impasse

Wall Street Journal 12/12/2013

Liam Denning, Liam, Denning

Wall Street Journal 08/02/2006

John Lyons, John, Lyons