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While Stanford is a private entity, it acts and is structured like a public one. Even its full time employees aren’t at will like the private sector at large.
by chaostheory 6y ago
While Stanford is a private entity, it acts and is structured like a public one. Even its full time employees aren’t at will like the private sector at large.
We can argue about whether or not Stanford is “socialist”, but I don’t feel he’s wrong that Stanford allocated vaccines according to political power. He also doesn’t judge any system. He’s just giving an observation
- WalterBright 6y agoThe newspapers are full of reports of special interest groups jockeying for priority. It's a test of how much political pull each has, rather than their need. (Of course, each will frame it in terms of their need.) Powerful politicians are already getting vaccinated. It's a virtual certainty that those offering $25,000 for a dose are going to find someone in the distribution system providing it and pocketing the money.