that anyone can really presume to know what is really really going on here, is kind of nuts. I mean, it’s kind foa cliche, but, fi you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich. In my own personal situation, i am extremely smart, and not rich, so i usually hate that cliche, on the other hand, in the context of this unknowable mess, it certainly seem slike anyone with a decent understanding of this would’ve already made a mint off of this mess…
AS TO THE ISSUE OF A MORE EXPENSIVE SOLUTION PROVIDING GREATER FAIRNESS … well, yes. There’s nothing irrational about that. we spend many multiples in terms of cost to execute someone rather than putt hem in priosn for life. Without debating the merits of the death penalty, clearly reasonable minds can differ over whether the money is wel spent. Justice costs money, whetehr it’s exonerating the innocent, mitigating punishment tot he proepr level, or killing the guilty. Why would we expecta “just” solution to be available ont he cheap in a financial situation? Deterrence? Seems more likely spending ht emoney int he financial context to achieve a just solution is mroe likely to work than in the death penalty situation … justice…it’s definitely worth something. We’d pay more for a just resolution, clearly, it’s not worth the exact same as a non-just resolution. So we are merely arguing over the price tag. If $5 billion is too high, would you pay $1? ok, $what about $1 billion?
