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January 12, 2005

A Small, But Significant, Error by Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof writes:

Bolstering public health isn't as dramatic as spending $300 million for a single F/A-22 Raptor fighter jet, but it can be a far more efficient way of protecting Americans.

Urm... I think a more accurate way of putting that would be:

Bolstering public health isn't as profitable as spending $300 million for a single F/A-22 Raptor fighter jet, so it's irrelevant that it can be a far more efficient way of protecting Americans.
Posted at January 12, 2005 12:33 AM | TrackBack
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