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ChristianKl comments on What are your contrarian views? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 19 September 2014 08:03:17PM 2 points [-]

If you don't regulate them you don't pay directly but pay in medical cost for conditions such as asthma. You also get lower children IQ which is worth something. According to the EPA calculations the children IQ is worth more than the increased monetary cost of coal plants due to mercury regulation.