Weekend Economists Commemorate the Dark Knight July 25-27, 2014

[Demeter]

57. Your first link is most intriguing

Because after reading it through, it looks like somebody decided to run the old German playbook a second time....and I'm willing to bet they get the same results! In a word: nada.

I have to admire your guts, staying there in the midst of the elephant dancing.

I've bookmarked your blog for the future. Thanks! I especially liked the Afghani interview. I do not know why Americans are so ignorant of other ways of looking at things...one wouldn't expect a nation of immigrants to turn into the BFEE. W clones, all of them. Too much DAR and inbreeding, too little exposure or integration with the real world. Boys in bubbles.

David Vetter
Born David Phillip Vetter
September 21, 1971
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died February 22, 1984 (aged 12)
Montgomery County, Texas, U.S.


NOW, THERE'S A SAD STORY...

Cause of death
Lymphoma; complications from SCID

David Phillip Vetter (September 21, 1971 – February 22, 1984) was a prominent sufferer of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a hereditary disease which dramatically weakens the immune system. Individuals born with SCID are abnormally susceptible to infections, and exposure to pathogens can be fatal. Vetter was referred to as "David, the bubble boy" by the media. Vetter's surname was not revealed to the general public until 10 years after his death in order to preserve his family's privacy.

In his first years of life he lived mostly at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. As he grew older, he lived increasingly at home with his parents and older sister Katherine in Shenandoah, Texas. He died in 1984, at the age of 12.

Vetter's parents were David Joseph Vetter, Jr. and Carol Ann Vetter. Their first son, David Joseph Vetter III, was also born with SCID and died at 7 months of age. Vetter's parents were advised by physicians that any future male children they might conceive would have a 50% chance of inheriting the disease. At the time, the only management available for children born with SCID was isolation in a sterile environment until a successful bone marrow transplant could be performed. The Vetters, who already had a daughter, decided to proceed with another pregnancy. Their third child, David Phillip Vetter, was born September 21, 1971...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Vetter