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Brad Sherman: One of the reasons for that is when you do the cost-benefit analysis, you leave out the social costs, the political…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2023
One of the reasons for that is when you do the cost-benefit analysis, you leave out the social costs, the political costs, the cost to the fabric of our society.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman critiques cost-benefit analyses that ignore broader societal impacts.

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