[Magician]

WOW! Can we also get futures markets going on the Chicago commodities exchanges?

[Libertarianize the GOP]

Good Article

[Nitro]

I'm looking for a piano!!

[Bikers4Bush]

"If somehow, we could persuade people before they die, or their loved ones immediately after they are dead, to give up their organs, we could eliminate the shortage." And just how long would it be before someone killed off a loved one to sell the organs? Or, sell someone's organs even after the dead person has left explicit instructions not to?

And if someone sells their kidney and the only one left goes bad what then? Are they going to pay for the new kidney they'd need? No, their insurance company (you and I) would.

Higher premiums so that someone can sell an organ to put a down payment on a house? No thanks.

[balrog666]

I thought this was already being done in India and, involuntarily, in China.

[vikingchick]

ping

[lds23]

Are you calling me a pork belly? :)

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Ever read any of Larry Niven's "Tales of Known Space"?
In his future society, before the discovery of a booster spice to prolong life indefinitely, the market for organs was so large and under-supplied that convicted criminals that had been given a death sentence were used for organ donation. It eventually got so out of hand that the penalty for jaywalking was escalated to...death.

[boothead]

Organs for sale?

Bill Clinton is looking for a new nose. Willard is looking for a straight .......well! you know what he's looking for

[LibKill]

There was an episode of 'The Simpsons' in which Homer sank all his money in pumpkin futures. He did not try to sell them until after Thanksgiving and lost every cent.

Confronted with his house payment;

"Wait, wait! I can do this. I will sell one of my livers.
I can live on just one!" :)

[Teacher317]

Well, this would open a big can of worms... maybe if it were only posthumous?

[coloradan]

Oh my heavens! It's true!! Organs for sale!!