Comments on: Flu shots in supermarkets

By: LAN3

LAN3 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:23:03 +0000

If only he felt so strongly about lawyers not making any money from other people’s misfortunes…

By: Todd Rogers

Todd Rogers — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:21:31 +0000

I’m quite certain my family doctor is billing me (my insurer) more than his service is costing him. He’s a retailer. And???

By: Evil HR Lady

Evil HR Lady — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:03:21 +0000

Don’t most people make their living off other people’s misfortunes? For instance, I have a contractor coming int o repair my front door, which is rotting. Should he not make money, because it’s my misfortune?

Last year, my husband was in a car crash. When all was said and done, the repair shop got a check for almost $10,000. Should they not get paid for people’s misfortunes?

I fire people for a living, for goodness sakes. I’m getting paid to cause people misfortune!

By: nevins

nevins — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:55:43 +0000

“allowing retailers to make money off of sick people is wrong.”
That works for the 22 Shriner’s Hospitals in north america. But combined they provide about 0.001% of all health care. Maybe each community could build a ‘volunteer’ hospital for the sick and staff it in the same manner that volunteer fire departments are run.

But then, are people who need flu shots sick at all? They are to get them to prevent sickness, which is better than the cure (seeing as there really isn’t a cure for the flu).

By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:22:29 +0000

By that logic I guess making money on poor people by selling them food would also be wrong. After all people need food to live. Close down the supermarkets in the poor areas of the cities!

By: Stephen Macklin

Stephen Macklin — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:49:43 +0000

“allowing retailers to make money off of sick people is wrong.”

So I guess this genius is opposed to the whole concept of a retail pharmacy? Does he think supermarkets should eliminate that entire aisle of over the counter medicines?

Would selling chicken soup at retail be wrong?

By: L.C. Burgundy

L.C. Burgundy — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:47:59 +0000

Sick people already visit supermarkets. God forbid they actually receive any treatment, I suppose.