On: 300 million spent to eradicate smallpox; 4 trillion to save Wall street

[wolfish]

Smallpox was eradicated. If it wasn't they probably would have spent more, that's just one reason this isn't a valid comparison.

[va_coder → wolfish]

No it's not an apples to apples. But it makes you question whether our priorities are right. Our we spending money on the right things?

[wolfish → va_coder]

That's a question we should be constantly asking ourselves as indivuals and as a society. This misleading and flawed comparison serves more as a distraction than a call to arms.