Stop calling it an "inept response"--Follow The Money

[kpete]

Please follow the money here: yesterday on the dais five people revealed the reason for the lack of supplies in hospitals. The COVID task force is empowered to obtain needed supplies (both the finished product and the materials needed to produce them). In normal times, those supplies would be distributed by FEMA to where they are needed most. But the President has had “talks” with six companies (he has had “talks” with many private CEOs) who will get those supplies from the federal government and SELL THEM TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. Why??? When asked why governors have to bid against each other, driving the price up, the answer was “Because the federal government is a only a back up,” because “we are not going to disrupt the supply chain,” because this is “what markets are for,” and because “governors could have bought these supplies a long time ago when there wasn’t competition.” Do not call this “inept” or “stupid” or “uninformed” or a “failure. “ This system is designed to move public tax dollars into private pockets and what is more, you can be absolutely certain that those CEO talks include a quid pro quo—a monopoly market for 6 companies and big campaign contributions (or private kickbacks) to Trump.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/3/1933923/-Stop-calling-it-an-inept-response-yesterday-revealed-the-outrageous-reason-new-quid-pro-quo?utm_campaign=trending#comment_76906558

[dalton99a]

1. Absolutely.

[unblock]

2. yup. it's all about the grift. tons of emergency money means slush funds for donnie

[Newest Reality]

3. Rec!!!!

That's on spot.

The ulterior motives are what matter most, not the superficial attempts to condition and confuse the population while attempting to manufacture consent and create alibis.

[Varaddem]

29. I felt from the beginning

When they turn down the WHO test they were lining up the private sector. I think that’s the main thing that slowed down the response.
And didn’t our tax dollars find the supply? So we’re giving it to the profiteers?That’s not an app that is pure evil

[jmbar2]

4. This makes me sick to my stomach!

How many people will die because of these monsters?

[sop]

5. As always, Trump was projecting when he accused hospital workers of stealing PPEs.

We should have known Trump and his cronies were moving stuff out the back door as soon as the POS accused others of doing it.

[Walleye]

7. Of course. We don't need Capt. Obvious for that one.

[Deb]

6. He gets kickbacks from middlemen in the form of campaign contributions.

And they get a sweet tax break for the cost of doing business. NYers with GOP local governments know how it works.

[DENVERPOPS]

19. Who was the French guy

back in the 1700's who said"

A Democracy will work until they figure out they can vote themselves money.....

[Walleye]

8. Watch out now, take care, beware of greedy leaders.

[Alacritous Crier]

9. This is a systematic and..

wanton rape of our economy by Trump and his cronies

[JHB]

10. All under the advice of the one law firm Trump pays in full...

Grift Graft & Gouge

[crickets]

11. K&R

[AnotherMother4Peace]

12. Trump's deadly response is purposeful. His plan to "Ride it like a cowboy. Just ride it. Ride

that sucker right through" is happening through his republican governors. He's gaslighting, bullshitting, lying. His only loyalty is to himself and his spawn. He's gaslighting/lying and some people are still falling for it. If it were his intention to help, it would have happened.

[The Wielding Truth]

14. What will make him intolerable to the right wing? What will open their eyes? That is what will save

us.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

18. Cult think is a tough one.Jim Jones, Marshall Applewhite, Charlie Manson all had suicidal, murderous

ends. I'm sure Dear Leader (Trump) is taking inventory on how to use & keep the cult together. When Florida takes a dump, perhaps there will be inroads into their cult think. It's a tough one. I'm sure he is missing his very important cult rallies.

So many infamous cults, but quite frankly Trump reminds me most of Charlie Manson: charm, manipulation, lies, bullying, minions doing his bidding. From listening to past interviews of Manson, Trump exhibits many of the same characteristics.

[DENVERPOPS]

20. My vote

My vote is Manson, and in second place, a Fortune Corporate VP I used to work under.

[cayugafalls]

30. You are right. With Pence announcing that Trump was watching online services

with his wife, Karen, he is signaling to the religious right part of their base that trump is a good christian. A lot of willing minds clouded by religion will soon forget all about the missteps and they will walk lockstep behind dear leader.

Stay well.

[bluescribbler]

31. Don't forget David Koresh

Led his followers to a fiery death near Waco, TX.

[Chitowncutie]

13. My thoughts exactly

This whole delay is about who can make the greatest profit on the misery, suffering and even death of other Human Beings. I'm no bible thumper or biblical scholar, just recalling some basic lessons received in Sunday School many, many years ago. The primary lesson being, there's a Judgment Day. When this life is over we face judgment for our time here on Earth. Are these people not afraid that they will have to answer for what they do? The excuse of "I did it to provide for my family" is not going to absolve you if you did it at the expense and risk of so many other families.

[BlueJac]

15. Grifters all of them!

Mob boss and the mob!

[uponit7771]

16. Yep, on purpose

[FailureToCommunicate]

17. Just when you think this orange Pestilence can't sink any lower...he surprises you.

He's full of surprises! What a jolly lad.

And so are his minions of evil henchmen.

[OMGWTF]

21. Trump can add "Mass Murderer" to his impressive criminal resume.

[FiveGoodMen]

23. And it won't make a damned bit of difference unless we can punish him.

[ashredux]

22. Take Stockpile..ship to private distributors..sell to states at inflated price

FOLLOW THE MONEY...GRIFTERS GOTTA GRIFT

[lark]

24. Every single fuckng thing he does has to profit him or it won't happen.

He is killing us because we have not bowed down to him sufficiently and because PUtin is paying him to do this and of course, for him #1, personal profit and if it hurts others, it just makes him that much more gleeful.

[KPN]

25. The federal government is being run as a private,

for profit enterprise. That essentially means it is not a government — at least of, by and for the people. When the fuck are Americans by and large going to wake up to this plainly obvious fact?

[patphil]

26. Let me get this straight.

FEMA purchases medical supplies with taxpayer dollars and then gives them away to companies who then sell them to the highest bidder?

I can't imagine that's legal; sounds a lot like fraud.

I also agree that it appears to be designed to enrich companies that will be ever so grateful to the Trump campaign.

It's just one more aspect of the criminal enterprise that is the Trump Presidency.

[asiliveandbreathe]

27. The United States has a *resident with blood on his hands...nasty, greedy, evil

grifter..all of them....

[Jamastiene]

28. I hope there is a special spot in hell for everyone one of those assholes.

If it turns out there is no hell, I hope every one of them loses everything when this is over and people realize what they are doing. They should lose everything and be scorned the rest of their lives. That should be priority #1 after we get the pandemic under control, go after those who greedily costed people's lives to line their pockets, INCLUDING Trump and his shit offspring.