Rationing in Nicaragua Rationing in Nicaragua In 1984, the FSLN announced rationing for 20 basic goods, including rice, sugar, milk, and toilet paper. At this time, the FSLN were fighting an expensive war against the Contra guerrillas who were funded by the Reagan Administration. The FSLN tried to stabilize the economy by focusing more on the production of export crops and less on the production of domestic crops. In doing this they also had to implement rationing so that the consumption of domestic crops would be lowered. The war made it very hard to sustain the economy and Nicaragua’s regular economy took a
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