Re:Chinese boy sells kidney to buy an iPad 2
by jhamburger on Thursday June 02, 2011 @01:17PM
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The cost paid by the buyer would undoubtably be much higher than the compensation you receive as a "donor", think about all the middlemen, doctors, nurses, etc that need to get their share. If the donor is getting $3400 the buyer is probably paying 15K at least.
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Re:Chinese boy sells kidney to buy an iPad 2
by Symmetry on Thursday June 02, 2011 @01:34PM
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Right, the cost of surgery would probably dominate the cost of receiving a kidney transplant. But that's really what health insurance is for. I guess I should have said "if other people were selling kidney's", the exact price doesn't matter very much.