My point is that the existence of future funders who don’t care much about “Lives saved in 2000” can never drive down the value of such a certificate, it can merely drive up the value of certificates that the future funders care about.
If the market becomes illuiqid (once the funders who care about lives saved in 2000 are gone), this shouldn’t be troubling to the funders left with the certificates, since that just means they are assuming responsibility for the things they funded (as in the status quo).
That said, I don’t see why there is any problem with valuating the old certificates, aside from skepticism about whether anyone in 2000 cares enough about the good deeds done in 1800 and would actually honor certificates.
My point is that the existence of future funders who don’t care much about “Lives saved in 2000” can never drive down the value of such a certificate, it can merely drive up the value of certificates that the future funders care about.
If the market becomes illuiqid (once the funders who care about lives saved in 2000 are gone), this shouldn’t be troubling to the funders left with the certificates, since that just means they are assuming responsibility for the things they funded (as in the status quo).
That said, I don’t see why there is any problem with valuating the old certificates, aside from skepticism about whether anyone in 2000 cares enough about the good deeds done in 1800 and would actually honor certificates.