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Genetic Discrimination

By The Daily Dish
May 12 2008, 8:03 AM ET

Isn't that another word for life? Kinsley has a spot-on column, with one more reason to love Ron Paul. Money quote:

Is it unfair that Yo-Yo Ma can play cello better than I can? Or that people hire Frank Gehry instead of me when they want a beautiful building, or that Warren Buffett is a better stock picker? Sure, it's unfair. And it's unfair in precisely the same way the results of a genetic test are: my lack of talent at playing the cello is something I was born with and beyond my control. Could I have overcome my lack of talent through discipline and hard work? Maybe, but not enough to scare Yo-Yo.



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