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A woman in New Jersey suffering from an asthma attack had to call a paramedic when her local CVS wouldn't sell her a $21 inhaler for $20. The woman and her boyfriend were walking home in Garwood, NJ, when her asthma kicked into high gear. Hoping to quickly remedy the situation, they popped into a nearby CVS to buy an inhaler.
Could the clerk not have just paid the last dollar with his own money to possibly save the woman's life? I'm sure she would have paid him back.
I don't see anything wrong with what happened.
CVS is a business, not a public service. They operate on profit. And even though they offered surety, they cannot be compelled to accept it.
So boyfriend called the paramedics, a public service that doesn't worry about profit because it's paid for in tax dollars. They arrive to the scene and gave her the medication that she needed.
Everything worked out as it's supposed to.
If we're going to have a capitalistic society don't be surprised when businesses act capitalistic.
I don't see anything wrong with what happened.
CVS is a business, not a public service. They operate on profit. And even though they offered surety, they cannot be compelled to accept it.
So boyfriend called the paramedics, a public service that doesn't worry about profit because it's paid for in tax dollars. They arrive to the scene and gave her the medication that she needed.
Everything worked out as it's supposed to.
If we're going to have a capitalistic society don't be surprised when businesses act capitalistic.
This is more about the individual clerks than the company itself. Personally I would have gave it to her, and wouldn't have given a damn about the extra dollar. Even if the manager told me not too. I would have given him the finger, and gave her the inhaler anyway. I understand that they have to make a profit, but in this situation, where she could have stopped breathing, and was having the episode in the store, money loses it's importance, it's all about saving another human being. Money isn't everything.
Capitalistic is one thing. Potentially letting someone die for a dollar, while capitalistic, is abhorrent.
I would've just told the cashier to toss off and stolen the damn thing.
Exigent circumstances, anyone?
Nobody died. The paramedics were called, which is what they should have done. Things worked the way they're supposed to.
I'll tell inspector Javert that my girlfriend is, in fact, a human being and forgot her essential medicine one day out of ten thousand and got unlucky. I'd get off, too.And then the district attorney could ask you why, if you know you have asthma, didn't you carry an inhaler with you if you knew you're susceptible to asthma attacks. Individuals should be responsible with their health and have the foresight to carry their medications with them if they can have an attack at any moment. That is not the responsibility of a private pharmacy business.
Nobody died. The paramedics were called, which is what they should have done. Things worked the way they're supposed to.
Thankfully. But what if she died? Would your opinion be different? Is a dollar worth the risk of letting someone die? I know they are a business, but they are in the health field, and in the health field, money doesn't always take precedence.
If she died I would have asked why a person with a medical condition that can debilitate her at any time didn't always carry around with her the medication she needed to deal with that medical condition. She has a responsibility to her own health. Nobody else. If she doesn't regard her medical condition with the forethought necessary, that is her own fault and nobody else's.
Maybe she had used her inhaler earlier in the day, and it ran out? Maybe she lost it, maybe she forgot it, there are many reasons why she didn't have it, and none of them are mistakes that should cost her, her life. But lets change the scenario a little bit. Say she accidently cut herself, and was bleeding out, and needed a tourniquet to save her life until the paramedics got there, and this situation happened? What would your opinion be in that situation?
If she died I would have asked why a person with a medical condition that can debilitate her at any time didn't always carry around with her the medication she needed to deal with that medical condition. She has a responsibility to her own health. Nobody else. If she doesn't regard her medical condition with the forethought necessary, that is her own fault and nobody else's.
So, you have never had a bad day when you forgot something?
If she died I would have asked why a person with a medical condition that can debilitate her at any time didn't always carry around with her the medication she needed to deal with that medical condition. She has a responsibility to her own health. Nobody else. If she doesn't regard her medical condition with the forethought necessary, that is her own fault and nobody else's.
A tourniquet is not the same as medication. Anybody can take a belt and use it as a tourniquet, but nobody can improv medication. Also, asthma is a diagnosable condition that people know they can suffer through at any time. Cuts (generally) only happen on accident.
You're obviously a libertarian. But basically, your argument boils down to "no-one should help in avoidable situations, and people deserve to die for petty mistakes". I can't say your argument is all that great, or moral for that matter.
You're obviously a libertarian. But basically, your argument boils down to "no-one should help in avoidable situations, and people deserve to die for petty mistakes". I can't say your argument is all that great, or moral for that matter.
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