tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post1195336702525889416..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: The poor aren't like usEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-6550410000602477092011-02-11T05:48:55.257+13:002011-02-11T05:48:55.257+13:00Some lefties accuse anti-welfare folks of being mo...Some lefties <a href="http://examinedlife.typepad.com/johnbelle/2003/11/dead_right.html" rel="nofollow">accuse</a> anti-welfare folks of being motivated by elitist aesthetics.<br /><br />Robin Hanson <a href="http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/paternalism_is_.html" rel="nofollow">suggested</a> should-have-been-banned stores with minimum IQ restrictions. He also <a href="http://www.overcomingbias.com/2010/01/dissing-citizens.html" rel="nofollow">pondered</a> how the "irrational" public can be relied on to vote in favor of good paternalist policies unless it is restricted to a less foolish subset.Wonks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-68849197154189940412011-02-10T17:46:55.172+13:002011-02-10T17:46:55.172+13:00I was thinking of the j curve of total mortality r...I was thinking of the j curve of total mortality risk with alcohol consumption, which has a minimum around one standard drink per day.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-74698762644070939922011-02-10T17:15:18.418+13:002011-02-10T17:15:18.418+13:00Very interesting post Eric, especially for a novic...Very interesting post Eric, especially for a novice in this field. Could you point me to the kind of J curve you had in mind?<br /><br />Also, to your final point, I sometimes even struggle with intrapersonal utility comparisons - I'd prefer to not have to choose.jpshttp://www.progressiveturmoil.comnoreply@blogger.com