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Your calculus is off. The $2T spent (not $6T) is not for the 40k deaths, but for preventing 400K additional deaths. At $5K per saved life, well worth it. If you

by greedo 7y ago

Your calculus is off. The $2T spent (not $6T) is not for the 40k deaths, but for preventing 400K additional deaths. At $5K per saved life, well worth it. If you want to fault the spending, talk to Congress and the WH about why it's so misallocated.

nostromo 7y ago
You’re not including the fed balance sheet, which is much larger than the stimulus.
- greedo 7y ago
  Assuming that none of the $4T added to the balance sheet won't be recovered (highly unlikely), then we spent $15K per life. Still a bargain.