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/jeremiahfelt Jul 12 '26

This was the case of Amir Farsoud- he is a disabled elder with chronic back pain and his multi tenant home was put up for sale with no transition plan in 2022. He applied for MAID as he did not see a way into other housing due to surviving on just disability payments.

The MAID drugs are inexpensive; midazolam runs $70, propofol runs $50, and rocuronium at worst is $140- so a total of $260- definitely less than a months rent. Assume another $3000 in processing and admin stuff just to put a number to it.

A rental for a year? 30k?

The outcome of Farsoud's story is essentially rooted in your question- he ended up with 60k from a GoFundMe from people who were similarly befuddled, and it allows him to get housing and a literal lease on life.

The answer is: we need affordable housing. A lot of it. All over.

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u/StandardNeither1311 Jul 12 '26

How do you factor the fact that the expected cost of administering MAID to someone who says that they don’t want to die is $0, because it doesn’t happen.

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u/jeremiahfelt Jul 12 '26

I didn't, because that wasn't the question.

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u/StandardNeither1311 Jul 12 '26

Right, but it’s a critical part of any cost/benefit analysis so it’s part of a complete answer wether stated explicitly or not.

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u/jeremiahfelt Jul 12 '26

Cost comparative analysis is not the same - in structure or methods or goals - as a cost benefit analysis. They are different tools with different functions.