Polio And Private Funding
Melinda writes:
Thought you would find this anecdote amusing...The polio vaccine was primarily developed by a private organization, the National Foundation for Infant Paralysis.
Who gave the foundation their seed money from his own pocket?
Sitting President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Even the New Deal man himself chose the private sector when it came to solving the very problem he faced.
Interesting, when one considers Obama Care and government ineptitude in general.
This is a tough room.
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at February 16, 2012 8:04 AM
I wonder if this the first case an agency was named contrary to its goal. As I recall, they were/are against infant paralysis, not for it.
Today's example of official difficulty with language is Powerball, now advertising lower odds of winning. Not what they meant.
Radwaste at February 17, 2012 5:22 AM
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