New York state is paying 20 cents for gloves that normally cost less than five cents, $7.50 for masks that normally go for 50 cents, $2,795 for infusion pumps that normally cost half that, $248,841 for a portable X-ray machine that typically sells for $30,000 to $80,000.
Who's pocketing all this? An array of producers, importers, wholesalers and speculators. State laws against price gouging usually don't apply to government purchases.
Some of it may be finding its way into this fall's election campaigns. The veteran Republican fundraiser Mike Gula and Republican political operative John Thomas just started a company selling coronavirus testing kits, personal protective equipment and other "hard to find medical supplies to beat the outbreak". They call themselves "the largest global network of Covid-19 medical suppliers".
Asked how he'd found such equipment, Gula explained: "I have relationships with a lot of people."
Thomas added: "In politics - especially if you're at a high enough level - you are one phone call away from anybody in the world."
Categories:
gula, 12th grade,
Form: Bio
Have you ever been in your room
yet loneliness creeps in
it's as if your heart goes boom
where your chest has been
There are people here with me
but that doesn't seem to matter
its emptiness feels no glee
it still proceeds pidder padder
I hope this doesn't find
anyone feeling this way
when your heart begins to bind
it's your soul that will pay
I look on the brighter horizons
by the light of Luna
while the sky fills with diamonds
I'll be restored by Gula
Categories:
gula, loneliness, moon, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
Sambal Bawang
air liurku, diamlah.
Nasi mari datanglah dengan hangat
Air liurku, tunggulah
Tempe digoreng hampir gosong
Nasiku buat penuh dalam piring ditanak lunak
Kemudian ,
Inilah sambel bawang,
3 cabe rawit
Secuil bawang putih.
Sedikit gula merah dan asam jawa ?
Itu jika kamu suka
Digerus , jangan lupa garam
Secukupnya
Teteskan setetea minya sayur bekas tempe
Yang berjelaga
Air liurku,,
Sabarlah.
Dwijoko h 1:30 / 30.10.2018
in english
Onion Sauce
my saliva, shut up.
Rice, let's come warmly
My saliva, wait
The fried tempeh was almost burnt
My taste is full in soft-cooked dishes
Then,
This is the onion sauce,
3 cayenne pepper
A piece of garlic.
A little brown sugar and tamarind?
That's if you like it
Digerus, don't forget salt
Sufficiently
Drop the set of tempeh vegetable oil
The one with the darkness
My saliva ,,
Be patient.
Dwijoko h 1:30 / 30.10.2018
Categories:
gula, art, culture, food, funny,
Form: ABC
1) Gula is Latin for Gluttony, and
2) sheila, with a small 's', is slang for girl.
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GULA
Gluttony or gula
is not an overkill,
it seems to me,
but natural.
To eat in between is good
and to care for quality
is what I can expect
in day and age.
My stimulants aren't rash
but justly there,
and quantity's as high
as want to dare.
Such eagerness I feel
for every meal!
So shaped for me, your sheila,
is gluttony or gula.
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11/9/2015
Contest - A Vice You Love
Sponsor - rob carmack
4th place win
Categories:
gula, food,
Form: Light Verse