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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (126409)12/5/2009 2:07:31 AM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (1) of 542214
 
I remember someone on Usenet (probably an energy lobbyist) had published a tongue-in-cheek treatise about this poisonous gas that could cause explosions that was to be piped into newer houses. It went on and on about the risks but did touch upon the usefulness of the gas in meeting the energy needs of America. The readers were asked (one could say duped to answer) whether they supported this technology or not. Most people were indignant and said how this should be stopped and when asked, said, "Yes", it was just another example of corporate America preying upon people. It was, of course, natural gas. This has also been done humorously with dihydrogen monoxide.

People are incredibly poor at doing human impact calculations but the truth is that there is no matter that doesn't expose us to some risk that we wouldn't experience in its absence. IF (and that is a big IF) this were to be the strategy, I'd be dancing in the streets that ONLY 800 people would die and ONLY 1500 would be wounded in 18 months. Lest anyone think I'm callous, American Heart Association says "In 2005, 652,091 people died of heart disease." If only 1% of those could be prevented by universal medical care, then 6500 people will be alive that will otherwise die. This is more than two 9/11s EVERY year for Heart Disease alone.
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