The nuclear power plant number simply reflects the psychotic fear of radioactivitiy that has been drilled into our heads by the environmentalists. Obviously, a return to some form of reason could alleviate this.

The real kicker lies in this sentence:

...It is estimated (8) that a 1% increase in unemployment in the United States causes an an extra 37,000 deaths per year...

A John Stossel special I saw called "Are We Scaring Ourselves To Death?" made much the same point: that far more deaths are caused by economic failure (and conversely, prevented by economic prosperity) than by any of the crap that the government supposedly "protects" us against.

In other words, what's good for business sure as hell is good for America.