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groundzeros2015last Sunday at 3:15 PM1 replyview on HN

> You seem to be suggesting here it’s impossible or too costly to weigh pros or cons.

Sounds like you agree.


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ceejayozlast Sunday at 3:18 PM

Yes, I agree, at least in part.

We are tweaking a multi-trillion dollar system impacting hundreds of millions of people directly and billions indirectly. The impacts of those tweaks take years or decades to (imperfectly!) assess. Many of the tweaks and their impacts are a matter of deep partisan and academic contention.

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