Jobs' liver transplant
Call me cynical, but when I first read this, I was thinking US, Chinese or some other nationality.
Apple CEO Jobs received liver transplant - U.S. business- msnbc.com Quote:
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I would like to add that I do believe Jobs is a special person. Jobs is probably one of 10 people in recent US history that have change our country (for better or worse) with his paradigm shifts.
If anyone deserves to use his wealth to game the system (if that's what happened), I'm okay with it. |
Am I missing where it says being wealthy helped him game the system? All it says is that he had a transplant.
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You're right. Hence ... "call me cynical". |
whatever cynical face
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I don't get it.
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I thought the title was referring to Job from the Bible, not Steve Jobs liver transplant.
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The implication is that he wasn't on any sort of list, presumably, that he just went and got it done and that he paid to get a liver faster than he otherwise would have, but we don't know, since they're not talking about that publicly (not that they should, really.) |
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Ah, I see. Well, it certainly wouldn't surprise me. Rich and famous=better than you or I in our capitalist, hero-worshipping society. |
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I did too. |
Can't you move up transplant lists if you pay for it?
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Acid in the 60's + working with lead solder in computers = health problems when your older
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:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: |
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Each state has its own transplant list and you can list yourself in a different state to improve your chances. Tennessee only has like 1/6 as long of a list as California does. If you have the ability to fly to another state on a moment's notice, that's to your advantage. I've read that Jobs was listed in Tennessee for about 48 days. It was unclear from I've read if he was listed under his own name. As a PR guy, I remain awe-struck by Apple's and Jobs' ability to keep big things under wraps. They kept his pancreatic cancer secret, they kept the transplant secret -- even the first freakin' iPhone appeared like a thief in the night. |
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+1 Whoever is in charge of his op sec probably ought to be brought on board at DoD or the NSA or something, damn the cost. |
There were stories back in January indicating that he was considering a liver transplant due to complications from cancer surgery. I know that Bloomberg reported it.
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Just an update.
Did Steve Jobs' money buy him a faster liver transplant? - CNN.com Quote:
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