> $5000 operation to save a > newborn baby? Obviously > worth it. Obviously? A 10 year old, sure, because you've sunk a lot of money into education etc

> $5000 operation to save a > newborn baby? Obviously > worth it. Obviously? A 10 year old, sure, because you've sunk a lot of money into education etc. for that individual already. But while any given newborn has a lifetime of tax paying ahead of them, they're also easy to replace. If you made this an auction I'd bet you'd get at least two couples willing to produce newborns within a year for $2500 each.