BarbaraB comments on Stupid Questions February 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alsadius 05 February 2015 07:16:30AM 2 points [-]

The concern is that we don't want poor people forced to sell parts of themselves to pay off their debts - it's a bit too Merchant of Venice. (I think it'd still be good policy, because I don't see how them not having the choice is any better, but that's the common concern)

Comment author: BarbaraB 19 February 2015 07:08:44PM 1 point [-]

"The Bangladesh poor selling organs to pay debts" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-24128096

Comment author: Alsadius 20 February 2015 11:02:43PM 0 points [-]

Yeah, that. There's no way of getting money that's so ugly that some poor, desperate person somewhere won't try.