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*serves up Balso tonic*

The second elimination for the position of Chief Medical Officer is now open. This Trek Tuesday sees two alien physicians vie for position. Trill or Denobulan, who has the best skill set? Tell us on our RMB.

Bad Bread wrote:

Should those with a greater ability to pay receive better healthcare?

Why not? They already receive better everything else. What's the old phrase?--"You get what you pay for." Of course, that pre-supposes capitalism--and under non-capitalist systems it pre-supposes human greed--but that's a constant flaw because people have never managed to come up with an economic system that can't be manipulated by their own greed.

Bar Flies wrote:

Drinks at a pool of spilled beer.

SWAT!!! ((🗞))

Bad Bread wrote:

Should those with a greater ability to pay receive better healthcare?

My answer of course is, absolutely yes, the wording means that if there is better healthcare(even if higher priced) people cannot be allowed to use it, therefore everyone being equally miserable with the same lower standard of care. That's like saying people with greater ability to pay cannot buy Iphones so everyone equally stuck with low tier phones.
If you use money to pay for better private healthcare that means healthcare has an incentive to gets better and it's more accountable to the customer and reduce overcrowding, those that disagree with this question are socialists with zero sum mentality

Bad Bread wrote:

Should those with a greater ability to pay receive better healthcare?

My brain is simply too degraded and riddled with parasites to produce opinions on such matters, although I am of the general belief that the notion of “payment” should be abolished all together. Wouldn’t that make everything easier? It would make my life easier.

Bad Bread wrote:

Should those with a greater ability to pay receive better healthcare?

Should they? No, I don't think so. But do they already? Yes. The right amount of money can get you just about the best of anything. Do I think we can change that in any meaningful or worthwhile way? No, not really. Even before money, humans tend to reciprocate what others can do for them. The one who holds the food or other goods has the power to demand what they want. I think as long as everyone has access to at least adequate healthcare that's about the best we can really ask for.

In an ideal world though, you'd get the healthcare you need without regard for money at all.

The weekend poetry contest has ended. Zany Zanes can pick a winner.

Alta Sil wrote:

SECOND: Please congratulate CSharpa for their riveting contribution to the contest:

Well, now you’re in Second! How does it feel to move up in the contest? Because ZZ has judged the last few contests and probably has an indent of the Tiara upon the crown of their shadowy head, I’ll leave it up to them to decide whether they want to bequeath the burden of judging to you. Who knows, instead of creating poetry, you might find judging to be horrendous fun!

At this point, I should be awaiting to stand upon the top of the poetry pedestal.

Edit: Agh, 5 hours late. I'll get it next time...

Zombie Penguins wrote:

The weekend poetry contest has ended. Zany Zanes can pick a winner.

The bartender moans, the tiara on their head aggravating a horrible headache.

Alright, let's pass off this curse-...I mean, pick the winner.

In Second Place

Alta Sil wrote:

Something fetid rises from the kitchen
A stench so vile
Its reach defiles
The rankest depths of Hell’s perdition

Barkeep, mercy, I implore
Please keep shut that kitchen door!

Take a deep sigh of relief! You have been spared! I do love your rhymes here and wonderfully accurate depiction of our less than lovely kitchen atmosphere! Amazing work! Congratulations!

In First Place

Brocklandia wrote:

Then here's my entry for Third Place.
_____

This may or may not be a poem.
It may or may not win Third.

If you leave the milk out too long,
It may or may not become curd.

Shoulda thought this through better.
This is definitely a turd.

Love the rhyming! Your distinct and purposeful lack of clarification throughout the first two stanzas really captured the theme of keeping things in suspense! Congratulations! Let us know if you accept the curse or choose to inflict it upon your luckier fellow contestant!

Last but not least! In Third Place

The Grimm Reaper wrote:

_{THE REAPING, COLLECTING, AND GUIDING OF SOULS TAKES ME TO ALL PLACES, MANY OF THEM FULL OF LIFE, ONLY LESS THAT WHICH HAS JUST DEPARTED THE LIVING WORLD. I'M NOT USUALLY IN PLACES LESS ACTIVE THAN A GRAVEYARD, UNLESS IT IS TO COLLECT THE SOUL OF AN UNFORTUNATE GRAVEDIGGER, OR TO WITNESS THE PASSING OF THAT WORM OR MAGGOT CAUGHT BY THE EARLY BIRD.}

Amazing! I love the imagery! Very poetic! Really rolls through your mind in a most pleasant manner! Congratulations!

The shadows slide the tiara to the winner and the bartender crashes for an afternoon nap.

Zany Zanes wrote:

In First Place

Love the rhyming! Your distinct and purposeful lack of clarification throughout the first two stanzas really captured the theme of keeping things in suspense! Congratulations! Let us know if you accept the curse or choose to inflict it upon your luckier fellow contestant!

Thank you, but I'm going to decline the horror honor of judging.

Zany Zanes wrote:

Last but not least! In Third Place

Amazing! I love the imagery! Very poetic! Really rolls through your mind in a most pleasant manner! Congratulations!

Hey, Grimm, wanna trade?

*Swipes The Grimm Reaper's Third Place trophy and runs into the basements to hide!*