While Democrats characterize themselves as do-gooders who want to save lives, Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo budget cuts funding to Medicaid, education and substance abuse rehab. Yep, Cuomo budget cut health care for poor people during a pandemic... (It's okay, though, 'cuz he's not Donald Trump, and he's... uh... a Democrat.) Democrats, it seems, are do-gooders--even when they're not doing good.

Meanwhile, as a result of Cuomo's lockdown of NYS, substance abuse has risen at an alarming rate, earning a front page article in a local newspaper--mainstream news! Cuomo responds by budget cutting funding to substance abuse rehabilitation. 

Clearly, if a Republican had slashed programs to help the poor as Cuomo has done above, we'd never hear the end of it from Democrats. Apparently, greed, selfishness and callous disregard for human life is okay--as long as the Democrats (not Republicans) practice it.

Of course, the Republicans are also guilty. While Trump supporters continue to believe he is an alternative candidate who will not force them to take an untested vaccine for a constantly mutating coronavirus, Trump has invested in GAVI, a Bill Gates foundation that seeks to promote the administration of--you guessed it--vaccines for viruses.

Why can't we stop this partisan politics and admit that neither Democrats or Republicans have our best interests in mind? We are in serious trouble here in the DisUnited States.

The elephant in the room that we need to confront is this: Are more people dying due to coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions than are dying from Covid itself? How many deaths will we see from suicide, domestic violence, substance abuse, or other health problems not taken care of due to this focus on Covid? Are we exchanging one form of death for another? Why? Do we really want this "new normal"? 

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