spenac Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Reduce the restrictions. It worked with booze. Actually booze is still illegally brewed and sold. Also it is still illegally imported. Yes it is not as obvious as when prohibition but still out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Why is there no black market in noodles, sewing thread, or paper tissues? What would happen if we started restricting the sale of those commodities? And what would happen if we abolished the restrictions on booze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itku2er Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 I don't care how much money if you destroyed your own and still live a bad life style I do not think you should be able to get transplant even with cash. So Spenac you are saying that just because he killed his liver he isnt deserving of another one? What happened to helping a fellow man in need and showing compassion to those in need. Just because he was alchololic does that mean that he is less deserving than anyone else? That is his right to destroy it if he chooses. Just like if i want to sell him my liver then that is my choice. (not possible but you see where I am going with this.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akflightmedic Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Why is there no black market in noodles, sewing thread, or paper tissues? What would happen if we started restricting the sale of those commodities? And what would happen if we abolished the restrictions on booze? No restrictions because no one's religious deity or book equates it with sin, evil or bad things. I do not know of any religions that oppose the following items listed Michael...well the noodles, maybe the Flying Spaghetti Monster may oppose, not sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itku2er Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 No restrictions because no one's religious deity or book equates it with sin, evil or bad things. I do not know of any religions that oppose the following items listed Michael...well the noodles, maybe the Flying Spaghetti Monster may oppose, not sure though. If we restricted these items just because we thought they weren't worthy of them, then they would be sold under the table for that basic need called SURVIVAL! They need these items to help them through every day life like we need our body organs to function in this world its apples and oranges. It is the same question do we have the right not to supply a basic need if the person is willing to pay for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 No restrictions because no one's religious deity or book equates it with sin, evil or bad things. I'd stretch that a bit further and guess that the element common to restricted commodities is the loosening of inhibitions associated with, say, inebriates and other mood-modifiers, including gambling, sex, and (other) explosive and internal-combustion engines. Overdosing on noodles or thread doesn't immediately impair one's judgment, and the law, designed to prevent people from hurting one another and infringing on neighbors' freedoms, controls auto-intoxication agents that make it harder for people to repress their impulses. Of course, when the State runs the lottery or casino or commissary, consumption of the same products (at worse odds) is wholesome and encouraged. :roll: I just do not agree with placing them ahead of a poor person just because they have money. Their choices caused it. Then which cases of medical necessity should not be triaged according to the patient's prior choice? If it was his own damn fault that he was speeding, climbing a ladder on a rainy day, or eating a high-cholesterol diet for 30 years before presenting? A lot of dentists would have to find other jobs if poor choices disqualified pts from receiving treatment. What I've always found wonderful about EMS is the absolute impartiality according to which patients are treated, at least according to official standards. Bank-robber shot in the hand? We'll get that trigger-finder working for you again, Bud! Drunk passed out in the gutter? Hey, we'll get you up and running to the next bar as soon as we can! Messed up cutting yourself with a razor, Dear? All bandaged up, give it a few days rest, and you'll be free to try again, or might we suggest counseling? That non-judgmental interest in strangers' well-being, possibly the first time some pts will recall encountering it, implies confidence that people might improve their behavior if given second and third and fourth chances. Sometimes it takes a crisis to turn a life around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happiness Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Maybe one more question on the donor cards should be Do you wish your donated organs stay in the country that you reside in if there is a match. and another that states if there is no match it may go elsewhere. I don't agree with the selling of organs as it creates the platform for illegal activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itku2er Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 Maybe one more question on the donor cards should be Do you wish your donated organs stay in the country that you reside in if there is a match. and another that states if there is no match it may go elsewhere. I don't agree with the selling of organs as it creates the platform for illegal activities. How can it be illegal if YOU MAKE THE CHOICE to do it? Its no different than having plastic surgery or gastric bypass surgery. Its your choice to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akflightmedic Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 [marq=left:776e1150d8]KIDNEY FOR SALE...Contact AK @ 1-800-NO-HEART[/marq:776e1150d8] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happiness Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 The problem is that the dark side of the human nature will take over. People will die just because they are on a list to donate organs. there are alot of bad drs in this world that wouldn't think twice of letting someone die so they could profit for the organs. Money is the root of all evil. Take a good look at the people in India that sell there kidneys http://www.american.edu/TED/KIDNEY.HTM here is just one of many sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts