People who ignore math and then proceed to offer an "analysis" always amuse me. Your friend, who might have lived even had taxpayers not footed the bill, is unlikely to ever pay enough Oregon taxes to offset that $250K, considering that her annual Oregon tax payments probably don't even pay the opportunity cost on that sum. Is it your contention that all 10 of her employees would be unemployed for life but for her?

Just stick to moralizing. We should save your friend because she rides a bike and isn't one of those homeless people you detest. That about sums it up, right?