In the world of corporate sponsored think tanks, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI<\/a>) has taken the cake for capitalistic chivalry. A recent AEI event<\/a> discussed the idea of utilizing free market forces for the national organ system.<\/p>\n

Think about that again: they are suggesting that receiving and distributing ORGANS should be decided within a free market system. As AEI pragmatically states:<\/p>\n

Although donor altruism is an inspiring virtue, generosity as public policy falls short. Panelists at this event will discuss incentives, including payment, as a viable remedy to enhance the supply of lifesaving organs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a nutshell: your liberal, wishy-washy ideals are nice and all, but us rich people deserve unhindered access to your delicious organs through the guise of free market access<\/em>. Basically, who would get organs are those who could pay for them, and if you can’t pay enough for one, well, than you probably don’t care enough or don’t deserve it in the first place. It’s the ultimate vision of Dick Cheney’s America: you are only worth how much you have in your bank account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the world of corporate sponsored think tanks, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) has taken the cake for capitalistic chivalry. A recent AEI event discussed the idea of utilizing free market forces for the national organ system. Think about that again: they are suggesting that receiving and distributing ORGANS should be decided within a free […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[259],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n