Timothy C. May writes: At 2:57 AM 1/17/96, tallpaul wrote (quoting):
"To understand the probable outcome of the Libertarian vision, see any cyberpunk B movie wherein thousands of diseased, desparate and starving families sit around on ratty old couches on the streets watching television while rich megalomaniacs appropriate their body parts for their personal physical immortality."
The absurdity of this point is obvious to anyone with a brain. Why would we want the donors to be "diseased" and "starving"? It is imperative that donors be healthy and non-anorexic (we used to use the phrase "fattened up," but this is no longer au courant).
To keep the proles reasonably healthy, the plutocrats are encouraging the current wave of exercise videos, ThighMasters, Buns of Steel, etc. And lots of beer, as the Kobe beef quakers have shown.
Plus, we'll be feeding them tasty and nutritious Soylent Green(tm)... -- Jeff