No one likes putting a dollar value on a human life, but the fact is that we already do, implicitly, by failing to give enough support to organizations working in developing countries. GiveWell.net, which evaluates organizations working to save the lives of the world’s poor, has identified several that can save a life for under $1,000.
为公民提供免费医疗的国家，让官员去告诉人们政府将不会支付他们或是他们孩子的药物和医疗设备的费用， 是十分困难的。但是我们不得不面对现实，到时候不得不这么说。