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Re: Precautionary Principle Applied to Lung Cancer Risk Caused by Residential...



In a message dated 5/17/02 4:48:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jjcohen@prodigy.net writes:


John,
   How can you have such little faith?  Don't you realize that the people making these judgments have only your best interests at heart


Actually, they do not have my interest at heart at all.  They find themselves in a situation where if they do not do something, even if wrong, but for the right reason, then they will be at risk for doing nothing.  Thus they pass the risk on to those with less  political power.  At the same time, they enhance their own power, politically.  The adverse effects that obtain from "doing something" are not their problem, but are the problem of the victims of their beneficence.  Both legislators and regulators fall in this category, especially regarding radiation (to stay on subject... !)

John Andrews
Knoxville, Tennessee