$335 Million in contraception funding would have saved $83.6 BILLION a year

[underpants]

But no it was stripped from the stimulus bill. We need to fund this.
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/28/drudge-std/

Some reasons that increased funding for STD prevention specifically will ultimately save the United States money:

– Increase workforce productivity. More than 56,000 people become infected with HIV/AIDS each year. The CDC estimates that the new infections cost the country $56 billion in medical care and lost productivity.

– Lower health industry costs. STDs, some of the most preventable diseases, cost the U.S. health care system as much as $15.3 billion annually.

– Lower federal government costs. The federal government is expected to spend $12.3 billion on HIV/AIDS-related medical care in 2009.

[anonymous171]

1. Contraceptives will cure AIDS? nt

[underpants]

2. Help prevent

preventative medicine

[Beetwasher]

3. Where Does He Say That????

It PREVENTS HIV infection. Preventing infections saves money. Get it?

[uppityperson]

5. No, but it can help prevent getting it, spreading the virus further. nt

[rucky]

4. why do you hate babies?

:evilgrin:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. Fine. Stick it in another bill.

I think as a part of the emergency stimulus package, it was a political bait-and-switch for the Republicans.

[underpants]

8. Could well have been

yes put it in another bill and let them publicly flagulate themselves...again

[emulatorloo]

7. It will be in another bill. Like say a Healthcare one. EOM

[terisan]

9. Taking it out of this bill was to please the Religious Right. It clearly could have passed