I appreciate your civil tone. However, I do think you are defending a much weaker interpretation, though. My interpretation of the OP's claim of "profiting fr

I appreciate your civil tone. However, I do think you are defending a much weaker interpretation, though. My interpretation of the OP's claim of "profiting from death" is far stronger than yours. > Yes, quite explicitly? Many people publicly made the argument that it was worth more people dying to keep the economy open, Yes, in the same sense that having high ways open (or having them at all) will cause more automobile-related deaths but will improve economic output and general quality of living of its citizens. So, in this sense, a driving commuter benefits from having high ways, but does he profit from deaths from automobile-related accidents? I see that as a far stronger statement/question. Edit: minor edits on words