The Stunning Triumph of Cost-Benefit Analysis
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Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- It is not exactly news that we livein an era of polarized politics. But Republicans and Democratshave come to agree on one issue: the essential need for cost-benefit analysis in the regulatory process.
In fact, cost-benefit analysis has become part of theinformal constitution of the U.S. regulatory state. This is anextraordinary development.