tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post2355590274843415804..comments2024-03-09T10:26:48.789+00:00Comments on economics, psychology, policy: Repugnant PreferencesEmma Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466193733741012673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-25809013563791963292009-03-06T17:32:00.000+00:002009-03-06T17:32:00.000+00:00You're right Martin. What I'm thinking is that it ...You're right Martin. What I'm thinking is that it could be a way of getting an interest free student loan. I sell it now and then buy one in 4-5 years when I have the money. And looking at this market in its infancy I reckon with competition in 5 years the price of a kidney will be about half what it is now.. And it's also a positive externality (or internality!) in that I'll have to cut down a bit on the booze in the mean time! Everyone wins!Michael99https://www.blogger.com/profile/18218444900545461083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-82817126013513891052009-03-05T19:51:00.000+00:002009-03-05T19:51:00.000+00:00Michael,You're delving into the economics of the k...Michael,<BR/><BR/>You're delving into the economics of the kidney-market so much, I'd almost think you're considering to sell one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-43084631442393974172009-03-04T22:35:00.000+00:002009-03-04T22:35:00.000+00:00Remember those evil people who sell their spare ki...Remember those evil people who sell their spare kidney, liver or whatever are the one's doing the exploiting. They are exploiting the fact that they have a spare so as to extract money from some poor bugger with organ failure.<BR/>The whole point of trade is that in a sense each side is exploiting the other. Thomas Acquinas (I believe) thought this was why trade was bad. D'oh.Kevin Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891633553910348880noreply@blogger.com