Fafo (mander.xyz)
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[–] 5 points 4 months ago

That success is part of what caused the problem. Complacency set in, and capacity eroded.

This part is sort of glossed over. There was a report in 2018 that the Panama facility was in dire need of updates. We were talking about a one time $50M investment and an extra $10-15M a year to hold screwworms at the Darien Gap as they had been for decades. Trump did nothing. It's easy to blame COVID, but there is a very, very avoidable problem and yes, the blame lies squarely with Trump.

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