Re: [Obama agenda, Biden unaware...] Federal Health Agency Caught in $241M Tax Scheme Involving DEI Scientist Hires

On 05 May 2024, pothead <[email protected]> posted some
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> On 2024-05-05, Leroy N. Soetoro <[email protected]>
> wrote: 
>> https://www.caredoctor.com/federal-health-agency-caught-in-241m-tax-
>> scheme-involving-dei-scientist-hires/
>>
>> The National Institutes of Health, a federal health agency, has been 
>> caught in a $241 million tax scheme allegedly involving the hiring of
>> diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) scientists. 
>>
>> According to the National Association of Scholars (NAS), a
>> right-leaning organization, the NIH’s Faculty Institutional
>> Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) program is a
>> scheme that pushes for diversity more than anything else.
>>
>> What Is DEI?
>> DEI has been in the news quite a lot recently, thanks to many in 
>> conservative circles who have called out the practice of trying to
>> create more diverse and equitable playing fields in industries around
>> the United States.
>>
>> DEI attempts to allow underrepresented people, such as minorities or 
>> women, into more desirable jobs that they may not easily get on their
>> own, thanks to discrimination in the workforce or on college
>> campuses. 
>>
>> Criticisms of DEI
>> Though DEI was made to try to help many get ahead in fields they
>> might not be able to, countless critics have recently begun to come
>> out against DEI. 
>>
>> These critics have claimed that, in its effort to stop discrimination
>> against women and minorities, DEI has become racist against straight,
>> white males. 
>>
>> An NIH Scheme
>> Now, NAS and conservatives have accused the NIH of creating a scheme
>> using $241 million of taxpayer money to push for more scientists from
>> minority backgrounds, rather than pushing for scientists based on
>> their abilities. 
>>
>> The NIH’s FIRST program pays universities around the United States
>> to hire various biomedical researchers. The program does push for
>> what the NIH calls “inclusive excellence.” 
>>
>> Quality Before Ideology
>> According to the critics of this alleged scheme, the NIH should only
>> be thinking of the quality of the program’s candidates. Instead,
>> they are thinking with an “ideological agenda.”
>>
>> As a result, the NIH is putting ideology before quality — and
>> critics believe it should be the other way around. Open the Books, a
>> transparency watchdog, has also backed NAS’ claims and has said that
>> the NIH’s FIRST program is a complete waste of American taxpayers’
>> money. 
>>
>> DEI At American Universities
>> This NIH program grants millions of dollars to U.S. colleges around
>> the country if they tick the right DEI boxes, according to these
>> allegations. 
>>
>> So far, the NIH has already sent out many grants to about 16
>> different colleges in 2021 alone. Recently, the program funded four
>> awards for $64 million. Open the Books has stated that this program
>> will cost taxpayers about $241 million in just nine years.
>>
>> Recent Grants
>> Some of the most recent grants have gone to schools like the
>> University of South Carolina and the University of New Mexico, which
>> received $13 million and $15.6 million from the NIH’s FIRST program,
>> respectively. 
>>
>> Northwestern University also received a recent grant from the program
>> of about $16 million. However, these three colleges aren’t alone.
>> Data shows that the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Tuskegee
>> University, Cornell University, and Florida State University have
>> also received money. 
>>
>> Only Supporting DEI Candidates
>> According to these new allegations, NIH’s FIRST program is only
>> awarding grants to universities that support DEI. Critics have stated
>> that this does the entire university, and its scientists, a
>> disservice. 
>>
>> For example, claims have also been made that the program will
>> consider anyone who says they will “treat everyone the same” —
>> regardless of their gender, skin color, or sexual orientation — at a
>> disadvantage. 
>>
>> Pushing Diversity
>> Instead, the program is looking for candidates who state that they
>> value diversity above all else. These applicants are also required to
>> submit “diversity statements” that support DEI.
>>
>> Using words like “equity” and “racial justice” has also allowed 
>> universities and candidates to get ahead of those who don’t,
>> according to NAS fellow John Sailer. 
>>
>> Not Choosing the Best Candidates
>> According to Sailer, this practice conducted by the NIH is hurting 
>> scientists and universities around the country. Instead of giving
>> grants to those who are the best in their field, the NIH is only
>> giving money to those who push DEI talking points.
>>
>> Sailer has claimed that this practice isn’t right, as it reveals how
>> universities and the government are putting political ideologies
>> above the quality of research.
>>
>> Hampering Medical Research
>> Sailer, in a Wall Street Journal piece, also explained how this
>> decision fully hampers medical research in the country. “In medical
>> research, lives depend on putting excellence first,” he explained.
>>
>> “The NIH distorts that value, subordinating it to political ideology
>> and endangering those it’s supposed to serve,” Sailer added.
>>
>> DEI’s Latest Fight
>> These latest allegations are just the latest fight against DEI,
>> mainly from conservative circles. Many moves have been made by
>> organizations and local governments to stop DEI, as they say it is
>> hurting American society. 
>>
>> As a result of this change of thought, DEI has been halted in various
>> places. For example, the University of Florida cut all of its DEI 
>> positions after new state regulations were passed. 
>>
>>
> This just demonstrates the incompetence of the Biden administration.
> Actually this is like asking Michael Jordan how to shoot a foul shot
> and him answering well I really don't know.
> 
> Biden needs more DEI. 

Biden needs to exit office, but that would leave Kamala who is even worse.