Scientists say Trump policies will kill 80,000 people per decade

americanthinker.com ^ | 6/17/2018 | Rick Moran

[rktman]

The blatant use of science for political gain is not new, but it's clearly getting worse. All kinds of "science" is being used to justify policies that fit a particular political agenda.

Case in point: Some Harvard scientists have examined the environmental policies of the Trump administration and concluded that up to 80,000 people a decade will die as a result of political decisions that they disagree with.

It used to be that such pronouncements were dismissed as "unscientific." Today, it's front page news.

[rktman]

Why all the hubub? That number is less than guns killing people in the same numbers daily right? That's what they would have you believe. Remember demolibs, NOH8! LOL!

[the_daug]

What’s your death rate? One apiece.

[BobL]

How many people have died in Syria alone? And why?

[dila813]

I thought people dieing is good for the planet.

[CodeToad]

Not a scientist. That’s just a liberal political hack.

[PIF]

They are wrong! DJT’S policies will kill everyone! RUN NOW!

[fruser1]

Less than what is killed by socialism.

Just think how many fireman lives will be saved if we stop sending them into burning buildings.

[rktman]

From sea level rise or other means.

[the_daug]

Perhaps the scientists could perform a study on how creating government regulations that hamper innovation and progress costs even more lives? Perish the thought.

exactly! Same with gun regulation pc logic they forget how many lives are saved because of guns.

[proxy_user]

They’re always complaining about overpopulation, but when somebody does something about it, they complain some more. You can’t win....

[rktman]

Like I said, the “NOH8” haters have become their own punch line.

[BenLurkin]

[Deplorable American1776]

My gosh... I guess I will say something outrageous about Trump's policies SAVING 80,000 lives. Think they'll post it?

Me either...

[umgud]

Which 80,000? There’s a lot of people we could do without.

[rktman]

“....how many lives are saved because of guns.” “They” keep telling us that number is ZERO. LOL!

[miniTAX]

“Scientists”??? No! Not by any stretch of the imagination, except in the sick heads of libtards.

[Kalamata]

Would that be 80,000 of the Deplorables or the Cabal? LOL.

[Deplorable American1776]

I believe these ‘scientists’ DID NOT stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night or anytime...

[McBuff]

of the roughly 24,000,000 that will normally die in that same period. . .yea. . .80,000 is on Trump. . .right!

[neverevergiveup]

There are clearly legitimate environmental concerns, and I have zero doubt that if and when presented with legitimate scientific evidence that something should be done about a specific environmental concern, Trump will be on board.

The reality is that by politicizing everything to push their own agenda, those on the left - including scientists on the left - have diminished the credibility of science and have made it much harder to actually find a consensus on things that we need to find consensus on.