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We really need numerical estimates, even bad ones, of the number of lives saved versus cost for different levels of regulation in order to talk sensibly about a
by Symmetry 8y ago
We really need numerical estimates, even bad ones, of the number of lives saved versus cost for different levels of regulation in order to talk sensibly about all of this.
- smt88 8y agoThe CDC does an enormous amount of this already. They research problems, then research possible effects of regulation, and then they advocate for that regulation. They then measure the effects. One example is smokefree regulations[1] limiting people's exposure to tobacco. There are many nonprofits and other governmental organizations that are also researching these things heavily and providing estimates. Just because you haven't seen the numbers doesn't mean no one is crunching and publishing them. 1. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/protection/improve_health/index.htm https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/seco...
- ikeboy 8y agoHere you go http://www.fdareview.org/issues/theory-evidence-and-examples-of-fda-harm/ http://www.fdareview.org/issues/theory-evidence-and-examples...
- mehrdadn 8y agoThese all seem to be pre-2000?