AnnaSalamon comments on The Value of Theoretical Research - Less Wrong
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Er... I agree with you about needing to consider one's marginal "duping", vs. the duping that would be done by one's substitute.
But, by the same token, surely you also need to consider one's marginal impact on tax revenue, vs. the impact of the person who would otherwise have one's job.
I agree.