Reference :- Although they deny it , the evidence does suggest that the Chinese might be trading in human body parts .

Reference :-  Andy Bolt enjoys the opportunity to call the Chinese "barbaric "  for trading in human body parts .  If it is happening , it certainly does sound barbaric . That could never happen in the democratic west . Or could it ?

 Andy, when you declared war on china the other day , you weren't kidding . You are sticking it to those Chinese at every opportunity .  On this occasion , although the Chinese deny the accusation , there is evidence to suggest they are up to no good .  However , one can't help but get the impression that you are more interested in attacking the Chinese regime , than exposing the plight of the alleged victims . Much of your journalism does have  that flavour .  

 Anyway , since your general point is that we would never trade in body parts in the democratic west,  I thought you might find the following of interest .   Some time back , Forbes magazine was happy to publish an article by economist Abigail Hall .  Forbes magazine is targeted at the very very rich , that is why they love to publish their annual list showing who is the most cashed up .  Young Abigail wrote quite a detailed article in which she suggested that poor people  should be allowed to sell their organs to rich people . She even did a cost/benefit analysis , based on the donor receiving  1% of the selling price of their organ .  She thought that was a fair thing , since for a poor person, this would still be a princely sum .  The investment opportunities are apparently immense .  The last I looked ,  close to 50,000 ( presumably rich ) people had viewed the article.   Here in the antipodes , an article by Rafi Letzter has been published supporting  the very same proposition  .    Rafi is a science journalist , but his article was published by "Business Insider Australia" , not a science magazine .      That's the sort of thing  galloping global vampire capitalism and breathtaking inequality tends to produce.   My son , Ken junior finds it all quite frightening . He says old blokes like you and me have worn our organs out , so nobody would want them , and besides we will both be dead soon anyway.   He , by contrast , is a callow youth,  bristling with rude health , and wants to keep his organs in his own hands .   But who knows what the future holds ? 

 Your comrade , Ken  .