[quote=Dervish] Let's use a bit of a quick analogy here, if you're driving a car with a leaky oil pan and exhaust leak, but can't afford a new car to replace it, you don't just keep driving without fixing the problems of your current car because the money it would cost to fix it could be used towards a down payment for a new car. Yes, I know that you can get a good price on a lot of good used cars and a decent down payment with the money it would cost to fix the original car, but sadly that doesn't directly apply to the issue at hand. There aren't used cars when it comes to the energy industry.
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Isn't it a sunk cost fallacy to keep spending money on a broken thing you plan to replace, because you've already spent money on it?