Today's Battle
AE Brain
By Zoe Brain
August 5, 2009
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I doubt sex reassignment will be included, too controversial.
It would make financial sense of course, we have the figures to prove it, but too many people find it all too icky.
Yes, it makes far more sense for taxpayers to not pay the 2c per year once for sex reassignment surgery, and to continue to pay 0.3-0.5c per year for 20, 30, or 50 years for all the drugs and psychotherapy to deal with the misery caused by not having it. Not financial sense, mind you, but it's a cost many are willing to pay.