People often are, but don't have the means to finance a huge action. Look at something like Exxon Valdez, proving that even if an action is initiated, success isn't guaranteed
What people value is not determined by what they will pay for something, and therefore people's incomes do not give a decent idea of the value of their contributions to a state. That is my argument, I'm not going to bother rebutting or going off on tangents any more.
One would be a fool to think the reality ends in an economic model without assessing the externalities though. Economic models are inexact and imperfect. I might pay $5 million to see a concert; the concert might through noise pollution make $1 million in damage, but this isn't factored into the...
You're so keen to criticise me that you make an unfounded presumption based on the incorrect implication of what someone else said. Wow, you really got me there.
Depends on the understanding of the hypothetical each of us is presenting. I assert this if rock music died today, for example. Anyhow, this wasn't what I originally argued. I didn't say rock music took away from medical research, I was saying that musicians didn't contribute as much for what...