You know, I kind of like the idea of the government getting a bunch of gifted speculative fiction authors together to bounch unconventional ideas around about how to solve society's problem, but ummm, I think you have to remember to mix in a dash of morality and ethics into your crazy ideas so that you don't end up sounding like Larry Niven:
Niven said a good way to help hospitals stem financial losses is to spread rumors in Spanish within the Latino community that emergency rooms are killing patients in order to harvest their organs for transplants.
“The problem [of hospitals going broke] is hugely exaggerated by illegal aliens who aren’t going to pay for anything anyway,” Niven said.
“Do you know how politically incorrect you are?” Pournelle asked.
“I know it may not be possible to use this solution, but it does work,” Niven replied.
Oh please please please, Mr. Niven, won't you please go on Larry King and talk about how much you would love it if John McCain were president?
Please?
I'll buy all of your books. In hardback.
(Link from Sadly, No!)
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