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Old 04-11-2011, 02:14 PM
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Sorry for a bit more OT, but the Hind story is way cool! Is that the one with the titanium tub for personnel protection?

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Jeez, is there anything Reagan can't be blamed for?

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Sorry for a bit more OT, but the Hind story is way cool! Is that the one with the titanium tub for personnel protection?

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You might be thinking about our AH-64 Apache chopper or the A-10 Warthog plane. Both have such titanium tubs. I'm not sure if the Russki's have that, but I don't think the Hind did (even though it was a very capable chopper).
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I remember a special on a Russian helicopter used in their Afghani war, it did have the tub, it could take a direct hit from a mild surface to air missile. I didn't know any of ours had the tub.

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OK, so what's the ROI of a government prohibition on abortion?
That's case law, not a government program. Unless you want to measure funding for Planned Parenthood going to "Zero".

However, it may be possible to quantify the value of health care spending. We could not rely on the calculations by the CBO for this purpose, since those calcs are tainted by assumptions that are specified by politicians. Maybe that's the problem: since we're not willing to be honest with ourselves about our political processes, we shouldn't attempt this.
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(S)ince we're not willing to be honest with ourselves about our political processes, we shouldn't attempt this.
+1. Beyond that, all sorts of environment, health and safety regulations require a benefit/cost analysis. The rub is multi-fold. First, how much is a life saved from an industrial accident or environmental release worth? More problematic yet is exactly how many less people will die if a particular chemical's permissible exposure limit is reduced 50%, for example, or if new crane inspection procedures are implemented? Who knows?
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so damned cheap?
Rampant capitalism carried to its logical conclusion.
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