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I guess my frame of context is, it's their money, and they can spend it however they may, but at least with this there is a chance of benefiting society as a wh

I guess my frame of context is, it's their money, and they can spend it however they may, but at least with this there is a chance of benefiting society as a whole. While your example seems fitting at first glance, I don't really think it's relevant. This is private money spent on something that may be a public good, and in this case we do have a basis for saying that, yes, we can eradicate diseases, we've done it before and we're getting close again with others.

gozur88 10y ago
I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed to spend the money. I'm a big property rights guy - if you have money and you want to make a hundred foot tall shrine to Elvis, knock yourself out. All I'm saying is you can end up wasting a lot of money by stretching for a goal that's too far ahead of current technology, and in that sense it might be a more efficient use of money to attempt something more near-term.