Cost Benefit Analysis

When it comes to the environment, cost-benefit analysis is just a right-wing ploy to take government regulation out of the market place and, besides, who can meaningfully put a dollar value on clean water or a human life? It’s just immoral.

When it comes to health care, cost-benefit analysis is just a left-wing ploy to put government regulation into the market and, besides, who can meaningfully put a dollar value on good health or a human life? It’s just immoral.