$1 in prevention, saves $7 in intervention

[snopes]

Comment: In charity appeals, I frequently see a statistic that by spending
$1 in prevention, we save $7 down the road in intervention.

I am skeptical about this for a number of reasons:
1. a specific study is never quoted. It just says, "Research shows..."
2. The $1 and $7 figure are used in everything from child abuse to
illiteracy to poison control. That it is always $1 and $7 for such a
broad range of problems, makes me skeptical.

[Lainie]

The author and I are seeing different charity appeals, apparently.

[Skeptic]

a specific study is never quoted. It just says, "Research shows..."

Research shows that if you start a sentence with "Research shows...", people are more likely to believe it.

[Stan The Man]

Originally Posted by Skeptic

Research shows that if you start a sentence with "Research shows...", people are more likely to believe it.

Now THAT I believe.

[FullMetal]

sounds like a monitization of the old adage, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure...