On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:57:49 -0600 (CST), Dave P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004, Tony Firshman wrote:
... then you do not think carefully about the maths.
In the UK, anyone who buys a lotto ticket on Wednesday is more likely to die that win the Saturday jackpot - a sobering thought (8-)#
Not to mention that the pool of cash being redistributed typically loses 40% for running expenses, donations, etc, then the winnings typically attract 40% taxes.
Since the net price fund received by the gamblers is now 30-40% of the invested sum, that's the real math...
Similarly, for our US QL users, think about this:
a. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000. b. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000. c. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171. (US Dept. of Health & Human Services)
Then think about this:
a. The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000.
b. The number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) is 1,500.
c. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is 0.000188.
Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
Absolutely true, however doctors as non-humans (fall in the general non-humanoid species category of MedicinoLegalis HighwayRoberrius Erectus) shouldn't be included in statistics of the sorts. Going to a doctor should be considered an accident in itself. Plus most doctors are WMDs to begin with ;-) hehehehehe
Phoebus
