In theory, I think the idea of analyzing the cost of a new rule is a good idea, but in practice, I doubt it's possible. Since economist can't agree on this sor

In theory, I think the idea of analyzing the cost of a new rule is a good idea, but in practice, I doubt it's possible. Since economist can't agree on this sort of thing any more than politicians can, both sides will simply point to the analysis which agree with their position. Which is basically exactly how things work today.