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It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. … Nobody but a beggar chooses to depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow-citizens. -- Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
Consider the economics of an organ transplant. Everyone involved gets something of value. The doctors and nurses are paid. The hospital receives money. The organ recipient gets something that will save her life. And the person donating the organ gets a nice, warm feeling inside.
We can all admire...
Dying People Shouldn't Have to be Beggars
If any of us couldn't afford the transplant I daresay we'd still get it, for Americans have a habit of VOLUNTARILY helping those in need. That's what we do. Hell, two unrelated people in our congregation need cancer treatment/bypass surgery. Neither are insured. But both are being helped, and more to the point, both received/continue to receive their respective and necessary treatments and therapies. Both are doing well, last I heard. And yes, we did donate to help with the costs.
I and most people find it highly offensive that Obamao and the leftists want us to come to them on bended knee for our daily bread, instead of relying on the brains, hearts and hands...