any sane nation

[jonnysunn]

George Bernard Shaw wrote: “That any sane nation, having observed that you could provide for the supply of bread by giving bakers a pecuniary interest in baking for you, should go on to give a surgeon a pecuniary interest in cutting off your leg is enough to make one despair of political humanity.”
Shaw’s statement would best serve as an illustration in an argument criticizing which of the following?
(A) Dentists who perform unnecessary dental work in order to earn a profit
(B) Doctors who increase their profits by specializing only in diseases that affect a large percentage of the population
(C) Grocers who raise the price of food in order to increase their profit margins
(D) Oil companies that decrease the price of their oil in order to increase their market share
(E) Bakers and surgeons who earn a profit by supplying other peoples’ basic needs
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SPOILER: a

[saira]

can anyone pls explain this in detail.
thanks

[LegoLife]

My answer is A.

G.B.Shaw's observation : A Baker earns profit by making bread.In the same way, a surgeon makes money by treating/operating on people.If the surgeon cuts off someone's leg for money, then that's insane !

Criticism : Working against ones professional ethics for money is insane !

Analogy : Dentists who do unnecessary work to earn a profit.

[shyamprasadrao]

IMO A....
This is how I interpreted, "you could provide for the supply of bread by giving bakers a pecuniary interest in baking for you"
You are helping somoene(baker) to earn his living --- "should go on to give a surgeon a pecuniary interest in cutting off your leg " In the same lines, you might end up helping someone, who is harming you. In answer A, The dentist is harming you... Please let me know if i am