But the point, precisely, is that the amount is actually a lot of money for most countries, never mind a single person. That any attempt at any real economy can't ignore 1 in one thousand - especially if it might balloon 100x. Not sure you really read carefully.
counterpoint: 0.09 is a lot of money for one person
the rebuttal has zero to do with the point given and even less to do with the overall thread about mining being wasteful.