:: Summers of my discontent ::

Thursday, February 24, 2005

I will now quietly retract my call to withhold judgment on Lawrence Summers.

The measurements of the costs of health impairing pollution depends on the foregone earnings from increased morbidity and mortality. From this point of view a given amount of health impairing pollution should be done in the country with the lowest cost, which will be the country with the lowest wages. I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that.

Found here.

Posted by morland @ 02:12 PM

:: Comments ::

as the harvard kid, let me stand up for this comment. this may be worded dreafully, but it's point is dead on. Polluting is a social cost, and you do it where it is chepeast. Why do you think we bury nuc waste in Yucca mountain--b/c nobody is there except hillbillies and lawbreakers. of course, you'd want to not pollute at all, but until that day, we have to find a place to put all of our waste.

also, foreign people are not as important as americans. go bush!!!!!!!

Posted by: on February 24, 2005 04:46 PM

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