05-13-2021, 06:40 PM
(05-13-2021, 05:16 PM)Ninurta Wrote:Besides the question of putting a value on one's life, it also comes down to ignorance of possible risk (because they certainly are not informing people of it) and each person's risk threshold. My risk tolerance is practically nonexistent at this point thanks to everything I've personally experienced at their hands (los medicos).(05-13-2021, 12:44 PM)drussell41 Wrote: Ohio is rolling out vaccine lotteries. If you're 12-17, you may be eligible to win a full, four-year scholarship to university. If over, $1 million. The governor talked about it with a happy, shining face.
I am beyond morally repulsed by this, especially the bribing aimed toward the young.
Is this the carrot that comes before the stick?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...-1-million
It comes down to a question of what one believes one's life is worth, in dollars and cents. Is it worth risking a 1 in one thousand chance of dying to take a 1 in one million chance of hitting the lotto? I'm not sure what the actual numbers are, but that is the general idea.io has
The state of Ohio has the added incentive that, if the lotto winner dies, they don't actually have to pay off the million dollar bribe...
And if that is the carrot before the stick, they're gonna need a bigger stick when they get to here, because that carrot is not anywhere near enough for me to risk my one and only life on something as frivolous as this covid vaccine.
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The bribe wouldn't be paid to their next-of-kin as part of their estate? That really, really sucks if true.