I think the costs of taking it seriously before the disaster and after the disaster would be similar. The difference is that before the disaster, the budget see

I think the costs of taking it seriously before the disaster and after the disaster would be similar. The difference is that before the disaster, the budget seems discretionary and afterwords feels mandatory. Also, after the disaster, many people are dead. I'd say we could trade away the feeling that we could spend the money elsewhere for the lives of all the people who were killed.