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David Cay Johnston: “Yes, but you see, all of those costs, whether quantifiable or nonquantifiable in the first instance, to determine…”

On the recordJuly 11, 1995
Yes, but you see, all of those costs, whether quantifiable or nonquantifiable in the first instance, to determine whether the benefits justify the cost, were taken into consideration. So I ask under your hypothetical, are you telling me that the quantifiable and nonquantifiable benefits would not justify the cost, whatever the statute said?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

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Discussing the evaluation of costs and benefits in legislative decision-making.

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