> That's silly. In order to make comparisons, utility (including the intangibles you mention) can be and is estimated in terms of money. If they don't do that h

> That's silly. In order to make comparisons, utility (including the intangibles you mention) can be and is estimated in terms of money. If they don't do that here, that is their failing and not one of economics in general. How about you go tell all of the economists that they're doing it wrong? While you're fixing economists, the rest of us will get along just fine with "economics doesn't model the real world very well". That may be pedantically wrong, but it's far more efficient.