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White Paper Fundraising Tool - Destination Jeff & MacKenzie Bezos?!?

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Has a White Paper ever been commissioned / authored, with a particular focus on the demographics of those afflicted with ME, and the resulting loss of tax revenue, societal contributions, intellectual property, etc and alternatively, the impact of collective medical expenses?

I ask, because from my limited knowledge, it seems as though a fair number of folks afflicted with ME were 'doers', often taken in their prime. And, the data above might resonate with certain folks - the uber rich, with a soft spot for those in need.

Food for thought, over the past year, Jeff Bezos has earned roughly $1.5B per week...PER WEEK. A couple hundred million towards ME research would be a barely noticeable blip for him and a nice tax write-off. See article below:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.bu...eff-bezos-makes-every-day-hour-minute-2018-10
 

JaimeS

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Has a White Paper ever been commissioned / authored, with a particular focus on the demographics of those afflicted with ME, and the resulting loss of tax revenue, societal contributions, intellectual property, etc and alternatively, the impact of collective medical expenses?

Definitely the US Congressional team has discussed things like this, and so has the USA Working Group...