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To: Amy J who wrote (40023)	9/1/2005 6:54:35 PM
From: Tradelite	Respond to of 306849

I hereby nominate you to the be the next Secretary of State AND the next CIA director AND the next National Security Advisor. You win! (and that "win" thing should not be taken seriously, because I don't think you or I know enough to make the decisions you found so easy to make).

To: Amy J who wrote (40023)	9/1/2005 7:15:05 PM
From: gpowell	Respond to of 306849

I would have to look at their data to know, but the highest priority would be a formulistic decision - whichever predicts the most deaths multiplied by the highest chance of occurring combined with the hightest economic impact. Are the demographics of the people who die factored into the economic impact calculation? Children are actually an economic burden until they reach 25 or so (some much longer). Plus, older people's deaths will release savings to more productive uses, as well as reduce the drain on available resources. So deaths from those two age groups would actually tend to increase GDP. I would have also overhauled our govt legislature so that decisions are brought down to the level of each individual person by their vote (similar to what Calif governor did with stem cell research, but through an inexpensive electronic e-vote system rather than costly ballot voting). I like that idea. If we combine it with a paypal like system then we can be compensated by the highest bidder directly for our votes - nice way to cut transaction costs by eliminating the middleman.