12-16-2015, 08:50 AM
The state did spent $100,000 to hire an outside public relations firm to assist, and says it is working to implement as many recommendations as possible.
Funny stuff to me, in most any tense. Fight the bite, they say. I remember when that first came out thinking what a world. Slogans and graphics. Also hilarious that the CDC calls DOH a model.
Remember that it is a public relations (propaganda) problem, not an infectious disease problem.
Then again, 100k is well over $500/victim so far. Like the DOE, the DOH thinks problems are solved by throwing money at them. When their effectiveness is questioned, the solution is to say they didn't have enough money to throw, so give us some more money.
Like the DOH is supposed to be dengue experts anyway. They have meetings about Pahoa school scraps to attend, non-profits to audit, etc. I wonder who is mostly involved when the plague pops up in the southwest every once in a while. Does the CDC come by to report on how the state is doing, or do they run the show? I have no idea.
But it is clear that most folks think it is the govenment's job to take care of the problem. PM2's trap crusade being a pleasant exception...
Cheers,
Kirt
Funny stuff to me, in most any tense. Fight the bite, they say. I remember when that first came out thinking what a world. Slogans and graphics. Also hilarious that the CDC calls DOH a model.
Remember that it is a public relations (propaganda) problem, not an infectious disease problem.
Then again, 100k is well over $500/victim so far. Like the DOE, the DOH thinks problems are solved by throwing money at them. When their effectiveness is questioned, the solution is to say they didn't have enough money to throw, so give us some more money.
Like the DOH is supposed to be dengue experts anyway. They have meetings about Pahoa school scraps to attend, non-profits to audit, etc. I wonder who is mostly involved when the plague pops up in the southwest every once in a while. Does the CDC come by to report on how the state is doing, or do they run the show? I have no idea.
But it is clear that most folks think it is the govenment's job to take care of the problem. PM2's trap crusade being a pleasant exception...
Cheers,
Kirt