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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan
Is gutting NIH and the CDC a social issue? Some of the institutions that rely on NIH funding are the largest employers in their states.
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I agree it will have bad economic impacts. But those are reversible, as those are domestic agencies which we control.
We don't control trading partners. If we disrupt supply chains and re-introduce mercantilism globally, undoing that mess will take decades. W/o hyperbole, it imperils our economic power in a manner more severe than any other policies.
