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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:00 AM

Betting on bird flu

A growing market allows investors to make money off of disease and natural disasters. And so far, their predictions have been dead-on.
By A.J. Daulerio

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  • Tuesday, December 13, 2005 09:51 AM

    What disturbs me about this . . .

    is that people will be actively rooting for the bird flu. It pits some peolple's pocketbooks against other people's health.

    It's just so disturbing that people will be actively hoping for others to become ill (and possibly die) so they can make a few bucks.

    The semantic distinction (we're just betting on the probability of something happening)is a little too subtle here. The fact is, if you have money on bird flu in March, you're going to be hoping for bird flu in March.

    It's unsettling, to say the least.

    —meredithkb Read meredithkb's other letters

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