02-08-2016, 07:44 PM
(02-08-2016, 06:00 PM)Bobo Wrote: Correct me if I'm wrong but economics should not decide personal and public safety. So it doesn't really matter what is cheaper. Otherwise, it would be cheapest to disband law enforcement agencies and restore Wild West rules: buy yourself a gun and defend yourself as you can...
No matter how bad or unethical it seems, the sad truth is that money dictates everything. Money is the reason why healthcare isn't free everywhere, money is the reason why not everyone can afford food, money is the reason why conflict starts, and money the the reason why we do not get involved in the ongoing genocide in Sudan that has killed over two hundred thousand people. Even though it would be great if money was not a major consideration in many important decisions, it is sadly the primary consideration in many decisions including the ones I have listed above.