>regulations are obviously costly, benefits are obviously great. the important hard question is the net. Well of course, but the comment I responded to questio

>regulations are obviously costly, benefits are obviously great. the important hard question is the net. Well of course, but the comment I responded to questioned the assertion that there is a large, economy-wide cost. Is the benefit of (cleaner air/safer highways/magnet-free-toys) worth the cost? That's what the debate ought to be about. But first we all have to agree that there is a cost being paid.