> SumitonJD@a... wrote:
> > >Spend Billions of dollar just to protect a handful of people?
> > >Are todays audiences going to see that is worth while?
> >
> > Marc, ask yourself this simple question. How much is your life
> > worth to you, to Tracy and how much is hers and another loves one
> > worth to you? How much would you spend to save those lifes? When
> > would you say okay I'm not spending another penny to protect you,
> > or me or whomever come get our organs.
>
>
> No, Marc's right - SHADO doesn't actually make economic sense. In
> reality, we often place a value on human life. For example,
> thousands of people die on the roads every year, and many more than
> are abducted or mutilated by aliens in the UFO universe could be
> saved by spending a fraction of SHADO's budget on safer transport
> infrastructure.