According to the first few sentences of this article "The first pieces of lab-grown livers could be used in hospitals within just five years"The first pieces of lab-grown livers could be used in hospitals within just five years."
No thanks, Tiak.I don't think we need soft paternalism here. I don't like having to jump through another hoop to get back to where I ought to be in the first place.What can be more basic than ownership of yourself?I'd like to be able to sell my organs. There are people that would like to be able to buy my organs. There is currently a government mandated price ceiling of $0. I refuse to sell my organs at that price. Society will therefore not get my organs.If my policy of freedom were adopted, there would be no organ supply shortage. Prices may be high. Prices would more likely be low (based on people's past willingness to sell for $0). But regardless of price, the supply would be there.A policy of force might work, too. But the principles of my policy are consistent with the principles of freedom.
"what can be more basic than ownership of yourself?"How about the lack of property rights when you're dead? Without it our entire system of property rights breaks down.
stochioJun 14, 2010
I would have dugg your comment if you didn't say "lol"....and you properly punctuated "its" as "it's".
misteratozJun 14, 2010
According to the first few sentences of this article "The first pieces of lab-grown livers could be used in hospitals within just five years"The first pieces of lab-grown livers could be used in hospitals within just five years."
stochioJun 14, 2010
No thanks, Tiak.I don't think we need soft paternalism here. I don't like having to jump through another hoop to get back to where I ought to be in the first place.What can be more basic than ownership of yourself?I'd like to be able to sell my organs. There are people that would like to be able to buy my organs. There is currently a government mandated price ceiling of $0. I refuse to sell my organs at that price. Society will therefore not get my organs.If my policy of freedom were adopted, there would be no organ supply shortage. Prices may be high. Prices would more likely be low (based on people's past willingness to sell for $0). But regardless of price, the supply would be there.A policy of force might work, too. But the principles of my policy are consistent with the principles of freedom.
tiakJun 14, 2010
"what can be more basic than ownership of yourself?"How about the lack of property rights when you're dead? Without it our entire system of property rights breaks down.
coalescence44Jun 14, 2010
or at least that replacement sphincter, goatse boy...
captininsanityJun 16, 2010
The first one that was awesome and didn't deserve the epic fail the critics gave it.