November 11, 2009
Markets in Everything: Vaccine Line Walkers
An unemployed Gatineau man has been doing a modest but steady business in the past week by standing in line at flu clinics for people who can’t line up themselves.
And he says the city’s security measures haven’t slowed him down.
For $15 an hour, the man who calls himself Johnny Z lines up for hours to get the ticket, or more recently the wristband, that entitles the wearer to a flu shot.
The person who hires him takes his wristband and comes to the clinic for a shot later in the day.
Source. Thanks to Linda Ghent for the pointer.
Posted by E. Frank Stephenson at 10:46 PM in
Economics