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Seems your underestimating how much research and infrastructure was required for eradication. This isn't just evil greed money going straight to the pockets of
by allovernow 7y ago
Seems your underestimating how much research and infrastructure was required for eradication. This isn't just evil greed money going straight to the pockets of cold CEOs. All those scientists, doctors, lab techs and everyone associated with the manufacture of vaccines/drugs have to eat.
- throwaway2048 7y agoWhat im saying is it cost _only_ 10 billion, meanwhile 10s of billions are regularly spent on things of comparatively trifling consequences.
- beambot 7y agoLike $13B per aircraft carrier: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford-class_aircraft_carrier https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford-class_aircraf...
- wolco 7y agoI'm selling the most expensive sandwich for 11B if anyone is interested.
- im3w1l 7y agoSafeguarding freedom and democracy is not a small trifle.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoIndeed, which is why you should spend the money judiciously, instead of on something wildly expensive vulnerable to a relatively inexpensive supersonic cruise missile.
- s1artibartfast 7y agoBeing wildly expensive and vulnerable does not necessarily mean it can't provide $13B of value
- toomuchtodo 7y agoSure, but evidence is required said value is being provided. Otherwise, you’re arguing a rock is providing safety against tigers because there are no tigers around.
- pkaye 7y agoLike $100m that was ~~~spent~~~ wasted on Juicero. I was listening to the scientist working on the UCSF kidney project and he was estimating it would cost around $100m to successfully get his project through FDA testing. And it was a long rocky road for him to get where it is now. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/juicero https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/juicero https://pharm.ucsf.edu/kidney https://pharm.ucsf.edu/kidney