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It would likely coerce poor Americans into selling their kidneys to the wealthy so that they could pay off their student debt. Is coercing the poor to sell thei
by teachrdan 6y ago
It would likely coerce poor Americans into selling their kidneys to the wealthy so that they could pay off their student debt. Is coercing the poor to sell their organs to the rich a net benefit for society?
For anyone who thinks this is hyperbole, ProPublica has done excellent work investigating how lenders use the court system to imprison Americans who can't pay back their debts: https://www.google.com/search?q=propublica+debtors+prisons https://www.google.com/search?q=propublica+debtors+prisons
- creddit 6y agoYou and I have very different views of coercion. Making a choice possible is not coercing people into that choice. Debtors prisons are bad but of course that’s a separate issue.
- exolymph 6y ago"Coerce" in the sense that poor people would notice a way to make money and go after it?
- teachrdan 6y agoCoerce in that someone will now have the "choice" of selling an organ or going to jail.