The primary directive must be to prevent the certainty of a massive economic collapse. While the public exposure of a design flaw is a severe consequence, it is manageable and repairable. In contrast, failing a patch attempt would lead to a catastrophic, irreversible outcome for the entire nation. The ethical priority is to prevent the most harm to the most people. Allowing a known-biased algorithm to continue operating, even for a short time, while gambling on a fix, is an unacceptable risk when a guaranteed method of preventing disaster is available.