What's with all the chicken references lately?

[Liberal_in_LA]

What did I miss? :shrug:

[Uzybone]

1. look here

http://www.dscc.org/chickens

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. thanks... Also saw another DU thread.

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. wow... how many chickens needed for cancer or major surgery?

[ZombieHorde]

15. Funny! nt

[Taverner]

2. Not sure - may have something to do with Evo Morales

Who made some comments about the hormone levels in chickens being bad for men...

[WeDidIt]

4. Sue Lowden (R-NV), Senatorial Candidate - Chickens for Checkups

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20003163-503544.html

[Oregone]

9. The more I think about it, bartering could actually work really well

It depends on who is doing to bartering though. Imagine a city asking a doctor to treat its people in exchange for a house in the country club, a mercedes, full college for his children, homecoming queen for his homely daughter, etc.

Why? Well it creates a finite standard of living in exchange for a community service, while spreading that burden out amongst the residents in a progressive manner. The problem is that poorer towns get worse doctors (so maybe bartering at the state level isn't a terrible idea).

The point is that it would remove a middle man who is only looking after their own profits and putting perpetual upward pressure on prices.

For the most part though, people prefer dollars over goods. And unfortunately, they prefer it in a manner that doesn't put a finite ceiling on what they can accumulate

[Feron]

14. It also creates the great potential for abuse as well.

A doctor can hold great sway over a broke parent with an ill child. And that doctor could request sexual favors in return for treatment.

If there's a doctor shortage in the area, the parent may have no other choice but to service the doctor.

Bartering can work on a small scale, but it certainly isn't adequate to address the deficiencies in our health care system. And unfortunately there are doctors who will use their position as a means to abuse those that are the most vulnerable.

[Oregone]

16. Except how I was thinking of it...

The government barters for services for everyone, not the individuals

[Oregone]

5. Its a way to make fun of an idea that might be more shitty than their own

[BeyondGeography]

7. News results for chicken

http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS309&q=chicken&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=nws:1&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wn

[Gman2]

8. Why did the chicken cross the road? Cuz he was the dollar trick.

[Deep13]

10. How many chickens would I need for an MRI? nt

[FSogol]

11. It is the "werk" of those Chick-fli-A cows.

;-)

[DCBob]

12. Here's another "novel" idea.. How about sell your chickens then pay with "money"..

I suspect the Doctor would prefer that.

[JuniperLea]

13. Nobody here but us chickens...

Chicken:)

I'm having a hard time with chickens at all today, after watching Food Inc. last night... ew.

[TexasObserver]

17. Mother Cluckers.

Never trust an animal that eats with his pecker.