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Yes, since the structure of OP's complaint was whether or not we have "enough money" to do things. I'm not advocating for any particular expense policy here, ju
by wyager 3y ago
Yes, since the structure of OP's complaint was whether or not we have "enough money" to do things. I'm not advocating for any particular expense policy here, just pointing out that we can easily afford to fund all rescue missions, while paying for all cancer treatment is a much larger expense, so it's not unreasonable that people don't funge those two categories.
- Supermancho 3y ago> while paying for all cancer treatment is a much larger expense Not all. Additional. No moving the goalposts.
- wyager 3y agoOn the one hand, we have the cost of paying for "all rescue missions". On the other hand, we have the cost of paying for "___ cancer treatments". In your opinion, what is the value of ___ that makes this comparison most coherent and symmetric?
- Supermancho 3y ago> On the other hand, we have the cost of paying for "___ cancer treatments". In your opinion, what is the value of ___ that makes this comparison most coherent and symmetric? The symmetry would be from the (gross, hand-wavy) average cost of a cancer treatment for 1 individual * the number lost at sea. I thought this was implied. This is not relevant to private insurance and other supplemental solutions. The issue is in regard to state owned response.
- xenophonf 3y agoTheir complaint seemed less like it was about budgeting and more about what we, the public, valued as evidenced by what we paid attention to.