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>Also, I'd like to highlight that millions of citizens are only healthy/alive because of regulations Citation needed? There were practically no regulations a c
by logicchains 7y ago
>Also, I'd like to highlight that millions of citizens are only healthy/alive because of regulations
Citation needed? There were practically no regulations a century ago compared to now, and while more people died then, it certainly wasn't millions (unless you're counting something like vaccines as "regulation").
- pintxo 7y agoLooking at increased average life expectancy [1], decreased child death rates [2] etc over the last 1-2 millennia, I'd say millions is a very reasonable estimate. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy [2] https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality
- ceejayoz 7y agoThere are a lot of regulations you'd have to add up, but millions probably isn't an enormous stretch. Crumple zones, seat belts, and air bags save tens of thousands a year (https://www.nhtsa.gov/seat-belts/seat-belts-save-lives https://www.nhtsa.gov/seat-belts/seat-belts-save-lives). The EPA estimates the Clean Air Act alone saved 100k/year. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171226105042.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171226105042.h... Lead paint, workplace safety, FDA approval, product recalls, aviation safety... Hell, fighting the tobacco industry is a big regulatory move.