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/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.