When it comes to the US, stuff that gets passed that doesn't have an obvious target in mind usually means that it is benefiting a corporation or very influence people.
So whenever I see something that says you have to Opt Out/In and it's contrary to what the majority of people believe/want....I question it's motives and then like to see where the same thinking in other circumstances are scoffed at.
Do Not Call List, why must I Opt In to not be bothered on the phone needlessly? Why are they now trying to make it so these same people can call my cell phone number? Why do I have a sneaking suspicion this list is used as a verification list to weed out useless numbers?
Organ Donations, Why do I need to pay to opt out?
Why would you assume that I want my organs to potentially go to the person who ran me down in the street?
Why is it OK for me to be auto opt-in on organ donation, but I can't get universal health coverage to keep said organs healthy?
Why do I have a sneaking suspicion that this law/rule benefits very rich people who have the wealth to pay for these transplants?
How did Steve Jobs get a transplant at his age and with his additional health problems? (answer to this is Money, don't bother arguing it).
So why is it OK for rich folks to use the normal folks as organ donators, while the normal folk can't depend on the rich to get universal healthcare in place?
Where's the 'social contract' that everyone gets taken care of because we can?
It's OK to harvest from people who hit the "genetic" and "life" lottery to get a healthy body, but it's not OK to expect the people who hit the "financial success" or "rich family" lottery to pay more into the system because they can.
1) If Im paying throughout my life to maintain my health through medications, treatments, doctors, hospitals, surgery, etc. to maintain healthy transplantable organs.....Opting in with stipulations should be completely acceptable. IE My age or younger, non-wealthy individual with non-wealthy family (no line skippers due to wealth/influence). OR Rich person gets it, once my family is paid 10% of his total wealth or 10 million (whichever is higher) before the procedure so him dieing on the table can't affect the payment.
So whenever I see something that says you have to Opt Out/In and it's contrary to what the majority of people believe/want....I question it's motives and then like to see where the same thinking in other circumstances are scoffed at.
Do Not Call List, why must I Opt In to not be bothered on the phone needlessly? Why are they now trying to make it so these same people can call my cell phone number? Why do I have a sneaking suspicion this list is used as a verification list to weed out useless numbers?
Organ Donations, Why do I need to pay to opt out?
Why would you assume that I want my organs to potentially go to the person who ran me down in the street?
Why is it OK for me to be auto opt-in on organ donation, but I can't get universal health coverage to keep said organs healthy?
Why do I have a sneaking suspicion that this law/rule benefits very rich people who have the wealth to pay for these transplants?
How did Steve Jobs get a transplant at his age and with his additional health problems? (answer to this is Money, don't bother arguing it).
So why is it OK for rich folks to use the normal folks as organ donators, while the normal folk can't depend on the rich to get universal healthcare in place?
Where's the 'social contract' that everyone gets taken care of because we can?
It's OK to harvest from people who hit the "genetic" and "life" lottery to get a healthy body, but it's not OK to expect the people who hit the "financial success" or "rich family" lottery to pay more into the system because they can.
1) If Im paying throughout my life to maintain my health through medications, treatments, doctors, hospitals, surgery, etc. to maintain healthy transplantable organs.....Opting in with stipulations should be completely acceptable. IE My age or younger, non-wealthy individual with non-wealthy family (no line skippers due to wealth/influence). OR Rich person gets it, once my family is paid 10% of his total wealth or 10 million (whichever is higher) before the procedure so him dieing on the table can't affect the payment.