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Daniel Volland

284:37 - 285:01

“I just want to categorically reject any premise that says we made a prior decision, we can't undo it, or we funded something one time so we need to keep funding something. That's called a sunken cost fallacy.”
Community
Alaska News
Location
Anchorage
Captured at
September 2, 2026

From the transcript

Okay, next I have Mr. Voland in the cube. Thank you, Madam Chair. So first off, I just want to categorically reject any premise that says we made a prior decision, we can't undo it, or we funded something one time so we need to keep funding something. That's called a sunken cost fallacy. And I just— the framing by the member from West Anchorage, I just— I do not buy into.

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