Rationing in the United Kingdom Rationing in the United Kingdom Rationing was introduced temporarily by the British government several times during the 20th century, during and immediately after a war. At the start of the Second World War in 1939, the United Kingdom was importing 20,000,000 long tons of food per year, including about 70% of its cheese and sugar, nearly 80% of fruits and about 70% of cereals and fats. The UK also imported more than half of its meat, and relied on imported feed to support its domestic meat production. The civilian population of the country was about 50 million. It was one
Healthcare rationing in the United States "have a duty to die and get out of the way." Medical ethicist Daniel Callahan's 1987 "Setting Limits: Medical Goals in an Aging Society" discusses whether healthcare should be rationed by age. He calls the elderly "a new social threat" and selfish and for age to be used as a criterion in limiting healthcare. Callahan's book has been widely discussed in the America media, including the "New York Times", the "Washington Post", the "Wall Street Journal", and "just about every relevant professional and scholarly journal and newsletter." One of the major arguments against such age-based rationing is the fact that