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8. As a kid I remember collecting $$ for the March of Dines!

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 05:24 PM

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Every one did! Going back to 1938 when FDR was president and polio was a colossal threat to the entire nation. Nation? The world!

In 1954 testing began on the Salk vaccine with the approval of the federal government. A year later it was declared a success and - Vaccines for everyone!!!

And then THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT - Bobby Brainworms Jr. - blocked it!!

Oveta Culp Hobby, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, called efforts to distribute the vaccine for free: "socialized medicine by the back door".

Even Eisenhower had trouble with that one.

But, here we are today…

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RFK Jr: We spent $0 on chronic disease when JFK was president. [View all] Eric J in MN Sunday OP

Medicare and Medicaid became law on July 30, 1965. sop Sunday #1

The $4.3T number includes private spending. Eric J in MN Sunday #3

Cause people didn't have chronic diseases ...they died quickly JT45242 Sunday #4

JFK had Addison's disease from age 30 onward. NT Eric J in MN Sunday #7

10 year cancer survival rates hovered around 25 percent for decades JT45242 Monday #11

Prior to Medicare and Medicaid becoming law, public health's share of total health expenditures was 1.36% in 1960. sop Sunday #5

Sick in the head......... Lovie777 Sunday #2

We didn't spend $0 because there was no chronic disease. Raven123 Sunday #6

As a kid I remember collecting $$ for the March of Dines! Grins Sunday #8

"When my uncle was president, we spent zero on chronic disease in this country." Grins Sunday #9

From before 1960 until almost 1964, my father practiced medicine as an Internist no_hypocrisy Sunday #10