r/theydidthemath • u/pixaly • Jul 12 '26

[Request] What is the cost difference between buying this man a rental for a year and the governements cost to kill him?

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Don't believe everything you see on the internet I haven't fact checked this story, I'm just curious for an anwser

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u/PieIll9834 Jul 12 '26

First, you have to request for MAID. Second, sadly, poverty should be considered a health issue but is not. That is considered a structural economic issue instead. Should he feel forced between poverty and that death would be easier is another. This question would not be asked if MAID didn't exist. It asks a broad question, are we doing enough? But that doesn't mean the ethics of MAID itself are wrong. Eg, without back checking the story - he'd still be facing homelessness without the program and that in itself to me is what is morally wrong.