Rick Camp

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@reallutze @KelseyTuoc @blinky4thewin @besttrousers @politicalmath That is true. And if a program got cut once, it can be cut a second time or a third. Privatization also solves the problem of it never started to begin with. A program supported by a significant minority should be able to fund virtually any program without ever passing a law.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@reallutze @Denzera @KelseyTuoc @blinky4thewin @besttrousers @politicalmath I understand that this is your philosophy and we differ, but this is why many dislike government funded programs. When money is seen as unlimited, efficiency is ignored and programs never end. There will be massive private funding sources after the Gates foundation is gone.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@reallutze @KelseyTuoc @blinky4thewin @besttrousers @politicalmath Most who ask for government action see that as doing something. She is better and more effective than I am, really the vast majority of people. Discussing a program that got cut by political forces, and you think I should educate myself for advocating privatization.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@max_spero_ @KelseyTuoc @blinky4thewin @besttrousers @politicalmath I am still working to make a positive impact that I am proud of on my immediate circle of influence. I don’t claim to be proud of any government programs or advocate that others should pay for my charitable preferences.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@KelseyTuoc @eyezcreems @blinky4thewin @besttrousers @politicalmath I think if a tenth of the people who said they care did a tenth of what you do it would reduce a great deal of suffering.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@KelseyTuoc @blinky4thewin @besttrousers @politicalmath What got a better return on you time and resources: The donations and work or the lobbying and advocacy? I respect that you do both while most people just advocate, but why not do it without government so as to be less susceptible to political whims.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@youngzeegy @eyezcreems @KelseyTuoc @blinky4thewin @besttrousers @politicalmath Did it create goodwill or an obligation? PEPFAR might be cheap by government standards, but $5 billion/year is a lot of money. There is no reason this needs to be done by the US government vs a US or international nonprofit. If it’s so popular get $130 35 million people.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@KelseyTuoc @blinky4thewin @besttrousers @politicalmath You have 65k followers. What have you done to replace PEPFAR?

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@KelseyTuoc @kbean511 @politicalmath That attitude allows spending to snowball. Everyone gets something they want.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@CAgovernor Even if Plutarch had said that, so what? The economy is already democratized. People vote with their purchases. What you actually mean is socialized, or some other variant, where people like you get to control it, and tell the rest of us what is good for us.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@MatthewRideout @AndyMasley @MorePerfectUS They still block traffic and bike lanes, just for shorter periods of time, but more often.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@conor64 Every bit of information that has come out makes it worse. They weren’t mistaken, they were lying or just choosing their preferred option. The better question would be why does anyone still trust public health officials.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@conor64 The reasons have been well documented. Highlights include Fauci’s lies/changing stories, the Lancet’s letter condemning lab leak theory, 15 days to slow the spread, the vaccines prevent infection, and the utter lack of humility when dealing with limited evidence.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@gilbert_henry @whyjohngalt @ShameVincent @avidseries @mehdirhasan It is not convincing that terrorism is mostly Muslim because Muslims are in violent areas, because the Muslims are why most of those areas are violent. Muslims have an inordinate share of terrorism and violence. The problem of the ideology is in how it views/treats non-Muslims

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@gilbert_henry @avidseries @mehdirhasan High Muslim population isn’t sufficient to cause terrorism or violent conflict, but how much of that violence exists without it. The stable countries might show what is needed to control/stabilize radical Islamic forces, not that those ideologies aren’t more violent than others.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@gilbert_henry @avidseries @mehdirhasan Why do almost all the conflict zones involve Muslims? Easy to use conflict zone as a get out of jail free card for Muslim ideology when Muslim ideology is a contributing factor to most conflict zones.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@getjonwithit @naval I think Shakespeare said this same thing 400+ years ago: “Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, … … … … … …”

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@LucisLuvChild @LisaBritton Exactly. That is why they don’t support them.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@ArtemisConsort Simply put, the problem is that a spending can get through on a reconciliation. I am 100% fine if nothing gets passed in big bills ever again. Force the vote, force a supermajority in both houses. Big bills are themselves the problem. Unrelated amendments are problems.

[Rick Camp @RJCamp3]

@j_g_allen @DrJBhattacharya @EmilyVBurns Such disingenuous BS. They published a letter condemning the lab leak theory in February of 2020. They had no evidence to support this, it was all politics and CYA. Coming back to a moderate position 2.5 years later doesn’t restore credibility. It shows how bad that letter was.