Everything has to be subject to a cost/benefit analysis

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Larry J — 9/15/2004 1:46:25 PM (archived)

Since about 1970, the US has spent a lot of money directly and indirectly to improve the environment. I remember how polluted things were in the 1960s. Overall, things are a lot better now. Despite more cars being driven more miles, auto emissions are down because the pollution controls (catalytic converts, etc) allow a new car to emit about 1/400th of the pollutants of a 1960s vintage car. Companies are no longer free to dump wastes into rivers or whereever else they want. In many ways, things are much better. Not perfect by any means, but better.

Future controls have to follow a cost/benefit analysis. Not everything possible is worth doing. Some things have a very high price with a very marginal benefit. The money spent on that could be better used in other areas where the benefit is higher.

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Of Course Kerry Is Stupid - Mark Eby - 9/14/2004 2:30:51 AM
- re: Right, sure trying hard to bridge the gap. Please show a current poll where Bush is more than 3 points ahead. Stupid is as stupid does. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/14/2004 8:19:27 AM
  - for the stupid one - phil - 9/14/2004 5:26:33 PM
  - The only poll that matters will be on election day. Kerry will be behind in that one as well. - Scott Evil - 9/14/2004 3:27:45 PM
  - Yes, and you prove it every day - Larry J - 9/14/2004 2:25:57 PM
    - Show Chris some sympathy - Gary - 9/14/2004 3:21:26 PM
  - http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/13/poll.tm/index.html (n/t) - Try Looking - 9/14/2004 11:44:21 AM
- OK. Let's found the "Reason" political party here and now. - David F Mayer - 9/14/2004 3:47:41 AM
  - Sounds Good Except For The Name - Mark Eby - 9/15/2004 12:16:31 AM
  - We're incensed at Clinton's lies but not Bush's. There goes "reason". - Bowser - 9/14/2004 5:42:17 AM
    - I dislike the Republican policies towards the environment and taxation. - David F Mayer - 9/14/2004 1:46:16 PM
      - re: Most Republicans would love to find workable solutions to the environmental and other problems. - Scott Evil - 9/14/2004 3:25:25 PM
        
        Most Republicans would love to find workable solutions to the environmental and other problems. Yes, if they did not coost any money. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 9/14/2004 3:46:53 PM
        
        Everything has to be subject to a cost/benefit analysis - Larry J - 9/15/2004 1:46:25 PM
        
        He Said 0 Cost - Mark Eby - 9/16/2004 3:00:27 AM
    - re: Well then why don't the Democrats put up a candidate that doesn't lie? - Scott Evil - 9/14/2004 1:34:32 PM
  - I'm all for reason but .... - Gary - 9/14/2004 4:34:21 AM
    - Remember Niven and The Pak - Mark Eby - 9/15/2004 12:22:19 AM
  - And we think space is really, really cool and we need big rockets. lol (n/t) - Art Martin - 9/14/2004 4:30:42 AM
- re: Of Course Kerry Is Stupid - Art Martin - 9/14/2004 2:53:04 AM
  - A President On A Mission From God Scares Me - Mark Eby - 9/15/2004 12:24:15 AM

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