Lives Saved Or Gained: Tripling Cigarette Taxes Would Save 200 Million People
Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 18:50
in Psychology & Sociology
A few years ago, politicians introduced us to a new metric for performance; estimates about what might have happened became real numbers that were shown as proof of success. Instead of touting actual economic benefits from tax spending, we were treated to the economic losses the spending avoided. No one knew if the numbers were real because they hadn't happened, they were only estimated by the same political groups interested in promoting their success. It was dizzying, and it worked in the mainstream media, and so it was only a matter of time before other agenda-based groups adopted the same technique. read more