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If a broke drunk driver knocks a packed school bus off a cliff, that could easily be 600 million dollars worth of medical bills, if all the kids survive but bec
by MichaelZuo 3y ago
If a broke drunk driver knocks a packed school bus off a cliff, that could easily be 600 million dollars worth of medical bills, if all the kids survive but become permanently disabled. And nearly all of it would have to be covered in the end by the taxpayer.
No ‘side quest’ needed, just a few seconds worth of bad decision making.
- keepamovin 3y agoRight, but conceivably rarer (thermodynamically, in terms of ratio of possible microstates/ensembles) than ships hittin bridges! So, doesn't really compare. Yours is more of a hypothetical, mine's more of a reality. Haha! :)
- RobotToaster 3y agoThe more disturbing part is, it would be less expensive if they all died.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoHow is that disturbing? It takes far fewer hours of labor to deal with a death than to provide lifelong healthcare.
- RobotToaster 3y agoBecause it creates a potential financial incentive to make sure they die.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoThe same incentive is there even if money did not exist. Providing services to someone (who is likely to be unable provide equivalent value in return) is more costly than not providing them. That is simply reality/math?