A Sensible Solution

John Bob, BA, M.D., PH.D., MBA., C.E.O., D.D.S, a professor at Harvard University, and author of books such as Organ Transplant for Dummies and A Brief History of Humanity, has found the solution for poverty after many years of research and deliberation. He published his proposal in the journals Time, Poverty Sucks, and The Harvard Business Review, receiving praise and approval from both the corporate and medical community.

His Proposal is as follows:

Issue I- Poverty

A. Poverty has been an unanswered problem for decades. As human beings with moral responsibility and as the socially advantaged, we possess the desire the duty to help the poor.

B. Canada has tried and failed to tackle poverty: donations do not solve the problem; they simply teach the poor to depend on the rich.

C. Poverty kills. According to UNICEF, 3000 children and 5000 adults die each day due to a lack of food, shelter, water and other basic needs.

D. Half the world survives on approximately $2 a day. To solve poverty, we must establish a stable economy in developing countries; this will lead to universal health care and a social security net.

Issue II - Shortage of Organs

A. Human life is very precious and we should do everything within our power to save lives. One of the key recent medical developments is organ transplantation, which saves 100 000 people per year in Canada alone.

B. However, 17 1/2-18 3/4 patients die each day waiting for organs. This shortage of organs is caused by the high life expectancy of Canadians: Organs from seniors 50 and older cannot be used because they are too deteriorated.

C. Organs could be bought from living people in Canada but this causes ethical concerns: Currently, a Canadian organs is valued at around 100 000$ because of its rarity, which means that not everyone will be able to afford this life-saving commodity.

Professor Bob then pointed out that it is absurd for the poor to die from the lack of a few dollars, while the rich die from the lack of organs. We can save many lives just by putting the poor\'s extra body parts to good use. For example, a poll has show that the everyday tasks of third world farmers can be done with one kidney, an eye and one arm, while market survey by the World Trade Organization valued his unrequited body parts at $30 000 dollars. Since an average impoverished survives on only 2$ a day, $30 000 will put food his table for more then 100 years. Thus, by buying organs from people in these countries, we are giving them enough money to make a living, to feed their family, to afford medical care, and to send their children to school; we are giving them a future.

He then indicated that the organ trade is a large and underdeveloped market that holds great potential. Many entrepreneurs fail to see that there are 3 000 000 000 desperately poor people in this world who are willing to sell their organs at a low price. Just as Nike makes two billion dollars a month by using the low labor costs of Mexico, Organ brokerage firms could make a huge profit by importing fresh organs cheap from India.

Furthermore, not only is organ