Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob W" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: OT: Kids are Dying in Cars
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So, Larry, you say something like this: to fix this problem we need 9
digit figure in US currency. But, you say, there are other concerns that
can be more beneficial (as in "saving more lives"), so let us *not* fix
this problem, but rather apply the money elsewhere???
Pardon my french here, but I say it is outright bullshit. You have a
point in a sense that thought and planning need be applied here. I wonder
however, what will make you change your mind? 1000 deaths per year
instead of 10? Or may be 100 deaths in your state instead of none? Or may
be something even more serious than that?
all Larry has suggested is doing what every person and organisation does
when they are looking at spending money - asking the question 'is this the
best way of spending the money'.
When people first get involved in developing a business case at work they
think every project that has a good business case should be done. But
they're not taking into account that the budget is limited so you have to
spend the money on the project with the best business case.
In other words, if you're going to spend that money you should spend it on
the project with the biggest return. Especially if you're using taxpayers'
money.
I had a boss that use to call this the 'silver bullet approach'. He couldn't
afford to let us spend all the available capitol on a variety of projects,
he wanted us imagine we were in a battle and he could only give us one
bullet - we had to use it very wisely.
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