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...have never determined whether anyone would live or die, which I consider a gaping hole in my résumé. So when I heard a rumor that the government was creating a death panel to determine which sick people get to receive medical care, I knew...
...Nasuk is definitely going to be on my panel, along with me, Abdul, Donald Trump and, because of the aesthetic plastic-surgery decisions, Tyra Banks. And while our triage will shorten some lives, we'll lengthen and improve many more. But if Americans would rather take a phony moral high ground instead of admitting that there are a limited number of organs, specialists, equipment, medicine and money, then I'll have to live with not being a panelist. And to make myself feel better, I'm going to use my health insurance to see an acupuncturist, a chiropractor, a psychologist...
...Indeed, Pakistan’s society is a living paradox, more so now than ever. On the one hand, there is the upper class. There is no comfort that money cannot buy, including security. Chauffeured cars and security guards keep these select few at ease in all situations. At the other end of the social spectrum are those who live on the increasingly perilous streets. Approximately 24 percent of Pakistan’s population lives under the poverty line, scrounging for basic necessities in the shadow of the elite...
...exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit, it has instituted load-shedding, or nationwide rolling blackouts. I was told to prepare for the worst load-shedding to date, with blackouts nearly every other hour. I heard about struggling families relying solely on candlelight to run their households. This is no way to live, but in theory, every Pakistani would bear the brunt of the government’s lack of foresight...
...Most of these modern aristocrats are not bad people, but they live in a different Pakistan, completely removed from the lifestyle of the typical citizen. Immunity to the repercussions of government decisions has bred a seeming indifference among this class. The wealthy simply go about their lives as if nothing has changed, ignoring that it is precisely their leadership that Pakistan needs now more than ever. They should be the ones mobilizing the people and pressuring the government to take action against injustice. But they are the ones content with the status...