boxcar
06-29-2012, 12:28 PM
Desperate times call for equally desperate measures. Since the U.S. loves to emulate the more enlightened Europeans, perhaps our fine, upstanding government should embark upon an early educational campaign to give us all a heads up on what to expect with our economy and how we can survive the tough times that seem certain to come.
Black Market for body parts spreads among Europe's poor
'When you need to put food on the table, selling a kidney doesn't seem like much of a sacrifice'
Pavle Mircov and his partner, Daniella, nervously scan their e-mail in-box every 15 minutes, desperate for economic salvation: a buyer willing to pay nearly $40,000 for one of their kidneys.
The couple, the parents of two teenagers, put their organs up for sale on a local online classified site six months ago after Mr. Mircov, 50, lost his job at a meat factory here. He has not been able to find any work, he said, so he has grown desperate. When his father recently died, Mr. Mircov could not afford a tombstone. The telephone service has been cut off. One meal a day of bread and salami is the family’s only extravagance.
And this stuff is happening all over Europe. Times are already very tough in all the little utopias over there. Stay tuned. Don't think for a moment these things cannot possibly happen here.
Someone remind me, again, on how Socialism is supposed to eliminate poverty. How it's supposed to help the poor. I guess a lot of European countries didn't get that memo.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48008837/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/
Boxcar
Black Market for body parts spreads among Europe's poor
'When you need to put food on the table, selling a kidney doesn't seem like much of a sacrifice'
Pavle Mircov and his partner, Daniella, nervously scan their e-mail in-box every 15 minutes, desperate for economic salvation: a buyer willing to pay nearly $40,000 for one of their kidneys.
The couple, the parents of two teenagers, put their organs up for sale on a local online classified site six months ago after Mr. Mircov, 50, lost his job at a meat factory here. He has not been able to find any work, he said, so he has grown desperate. When his father recently died, Mr. Mircov could not afford a tombstone. The telephone service has been cut off. One meal a day of bread and salami is the family’s only extravagance.
And this stuff is happening all over Europe. Times are already very tough in all the little utopias over there. Stay tuned. Don't think for a moment these things cannot possibly happen here.
Someone remind me, again, on how Socialism is supposed to eliminate poverty. How it's supposed to help the poor. I guess a lot of European countries didn't get that memo.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48008837/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/
Boxcar