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Originally Posted by abc_123
Um.. how about instead of turning them away just drag out the process so that a percentage of the people waiting for the treatment simply elect not to wait any longer.... by dying.
On second thought this would simply be a variation on #1.  |
But hey - if it keeps the costs down and it's in a non-voting demographic, it must be good for us, right? 
Why did I just have Soylent Green pop up in the back of my mind?
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