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* RetroactiveRecognition: The jilted husband of Gar's love interest is played by Creator/JimOHeir, who became much better known decades later as Jerry on ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''.
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* ValuesResonance: This episode would be an on-the-nose commentary about America's healthcare system if it aired ''today''. Even more so in the midst of the 2020 UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, when the very wealthy were much more likely to afford treatment and recover than those that were less wealthy. (See DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything on the main page.)
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* ValuesResonance: This episode would be an on-the-nose commentary about America's healthcare system if it aired ''today''. Even more so in the midst of the 2020 UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, when the very wealthy were much more likely to afford treatment and recover than those that were less wealthy. (See DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything on the main page.)
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Bad things happen when systems of medical care prioritize economic considerations over people's lives.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Bad things happen when systems of medical care prioritize economic considerations over people's lives.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: {{Anvilicious}}: Bad things happen when systems of medical care prioritize economic considerations over people's lives.
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** On the other hand, it could be seen to play out exactly as a worst-case scenario of government-run healthcare, with computers and bureaucrats rationing treatment based on a person's "value" to society according to some algorithm. (Nowhere in the episode is it mentioned anyone is actually ''paying'' for the medicine; it's all distributed by the Allocator.) It even goes so far as to highlight the well-known bureaucratic phenomenon of punishing efficiency.
*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system. In other words, the government handed over control of public services to a private, profit-driven entity, which led to rising inequality. (And while punishing efficiency ''is'' something that does happen in bureaucracy, it's not exclusive to the public sector; it's also something that can happen when private companies try to cut every possible cost any way they can.)
** On the other hand, it could be seen to play out exactly as a worst-case scenario of government-run healthcare, with computers and bureaucrats rationing treatment based on a person's "value" to society according to some algorithm. (Nowhere in the episode is it mentioned anyone is actually ''paying'' for the medicine; it's all distributed by the Allocator.) It even goes so far as to highlight the well-known bureaucratic phenomenon of punishing efficiency.
*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system. In other words, the government handed over control of public services to a private, profit-driven entity, which led to rising inequality. (And while punishing efficiency ''is'' something that does happen in bureaucracy, it's not exclusive to the public sector; it's also something that can happen when private companies try to cut every possible cost any way they can.)
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* ValuesResonance: This episode would be an on-the-nose commentary about America's healthcare system if it aired ''today''. Even more so in the midst of the 2020 UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, when the very wealthy were much more likely to afford treatment and recover than those that were less wealthy. (See DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything on the main page.)
** On the other hand, it could be seen to play out exactly as a worst-case scenario of government-run healthcare, with computers and bureaucrats rationing treatment based on a person's "value" to society according to some algorithm. (Nowhere in the episode is it mentioned anyone is actually ''paying'' for the medicine; it's all distributed by the Allocator.) It even goes so far as to highlight the well-known bureaucratic phenomenon of punishing efficiency.
*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system. In other words, the government handed over control of public services to a private, profit-driven entity, which led to rising inequality. (And while punishing efficiency ''is'' something that does happen in bureaucracy, it's not exclusive to the public sector; it's also something that can happen when private companies try to cut every possible cost any way they can.)
** On the other hand, it could be seen to play out exactly as a worst-case scenario of government-run healthcare, with computers and bureaucrats rationing treatment based on a person's "value" to society according to some algorithm. (Nowhere in the episode is it mentioned anyone is actually ''paying'' for the medicine; it's all distributed by the Allocator.) It even goes so far as to highlight the well-known bureaucratic phenomenon of punishing efficiency.
*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system. In other words, the government handed over control of public services to a private, profit-driven entity, which led to rising inequality. (And while punishing efficiency ''is'' something that does happen in bureaucracy, it's not exclusive to the public sector; it's also something that can happen when private companies try to cut every possible cost any way they can.
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*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system. In other words, the government handed over control of public services to a private, profit-driven entity, which led to rising inequality. (And while punishing efficiency ''is'' something that does happen in bureaucracy, it's also something that happens in the private sector due to a desire to cut costs as low as possible.)
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*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system. In other words, the government handed over control of public services to a private, profit-driven entity, which led to rising inequality. (And while punishing efficiency ''is'' something that does happen in bureaucracy, it's not exclusive to the public sector; it's also something that happens in the can happen when private sector due to a desire companies try to cut costs as low as possible.every possible cost any way they can.)
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*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system. In other words, the government handed over control of public services to a private, profit-driven entity, which led to rising inequality.
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*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system. In other words, the government handed over control of public services to a private, profit-driven entity, which led to rising inequality. (And while punishing efficiency ''is'' something that does happen in bureaucracy, it's also something that happens in the private sector due to a desire to cut costs as low as possible.)
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*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system of inequality -- that's basically privatization of public services in a nutshell.
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*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system of inequality -- that's basically privatization system. In other words, the government handed over control of public services in to a nutshell.private, profit-driven entity, which led to rising inequality.
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** On the other hand, it plays out exactly as a worst-case scenario of government-run healthcare, with computers and bureaucrats rationing treatment based on a person's "value" to society according to some algorithm. (Nowhere in the episode is it mentioned anyone is actually ''paying'' for the medicine; it's all distributed by the Allocator.) It even goes so far as to highlight the well-known bureaucratic phenomenon of punishing efficiency.
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** On the other hand, it plays could be seen to play out exactly as a worst-case scenario of government-run healthcare, with computers and bureaucrats rationing treatment based on a person's "value" to society according to some algorithm. (Nowhere in the episode is it mentioned anyone is actually ''paying'' for the medicine; it's all distributed by the Allocator.) It even goes so far as to highlight the well-known bureaucratic phenomenon of punishing efficiency.efficiency.
*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system of inequality -- that's basically privatization of public services in a nutshell.
*** Except it's not the government doing it. Chellick, who's the one pulling all the strings (including the aforementioned), is stated to be an outside contractor. The government may have erred in giving him that much power, but it's one bottom line-minded outsider who has created this system of inequality -- that's basically privatization of public services in a nutshell.
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* ValuesResonance: This episode would be an on-the-nose commentary about America's healthcare system if it aired ''today''. Even more so in the midst of the 2020 UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, when the very wealthy were much more likely to afford treatment and recover than those that were less wealthy.
** On the other hand, it plays out exactly as a worst-case scenario of government-run healthcare, with computers and bureaucrats rationing treatment based on a person's "value" to society according to some algorithm. (Nowhere in the episode is it mentioned anyone is actually ''paying'' for the medicine; it's all distributed by the Allocator.) It even goes so far as to highlight the well-known bureaucratic phenomenon of punishing efficiency.
** On the other hand, it plays out exactly as a worst-case scenario of government-run healthcare, with computers and bureaucrats rationing treatment based on a person's "value" to society according to some algorithm. (Nowhere in the episode is it mentioned anyone is actually ''paying'' for the medicine; it's all distributed by the Allocator.) It even goes so far as to highlight the well-known bureaucratic phenomenon of punishing efficiency.
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* ValuesResonance: This episode plays out like it was written during the Obamacare debates, complete with blue and red designations (although in this case, the red designation is for the needy patients and the blue designation is for the well-to-do patients). Even more so in the midst of the 2020 UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, when the very wealthy were much more likely to afford treatment and recover than those that were less wealthy.
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* ValuesResonance: This episode plays out like would be an on-the-nose commentary about America's healthcare system if it was written during the Obamacare debates, complete with blue and red designations (although in this case, the red designation is for the needy patients and the blue designation is for the well-to-do patients).aired ''today''. Even more so in the midst of the 2020 UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, when the very wealthy were much more likely to afford treatment and recover than those that were less wealthy.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Bad things happen when systems of medical care prioritize economic considerations over people's lives.
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* ValuesResonance: This episode plays out like it was written during the Obamacare debates, complete with blue and red designations. Although designations (although in this case, the red designation is for the needy patients and the blue designation is for the well-to-do patients. patients). Even more so in the midst of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, when the very wealthy were much more likely to afford treatment and recover than those that were less wealthy.
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* ValuesResonance: This episode plays out like it was written during the Obamacare debates, complete with blue and red designations. Although in this case, the red designation is for the needy patients and the blue designation is for the well-to-do patients. Even more so in the midst of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, when the very wealthy were much more likely to afford treatment and recover than those that were less wealthy.
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