If taken from a purely economic standpoint, yes. But once politics get involved, a more expensive often can feel "cheaper" if it gets everyone moving in the sam

If taken from a purely economic standpoint, yes. But once politics get involved, a more expensive often can feel "cheaper" if it gets everyone moving in the same direction or produces some level of agreement. Sure, in an ideal world, we would just all do the right thing. But that is not the world we live in.