Today must be an even-numbered day at the NYTimes.
On odd-numbered days we scold the FDA for demanding too much data and investigation, and so taking too long to let products onto the market.
On odd-numbered days we scold the FDA for demanding too much data and investigation, and so taking too long to let products onto the market.
Would it not be more suspicious if the paper's content were monotone and homogeneous?
Would it not be more suspicious if Hacker News' content were monotone and homogeneous?
They research problems, then research possible effects of regulation, and then they advocate for that regulation. They then measure the effects. One example is smokefree regulations[1] limiting people's exposure to tobacco.
There are many nonprofits and other governmental organizations that are also researching these things heavily and providing estimates.
Just because you haven't seen the numbers doesn't mean no one is crunching and publishing them.
1. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/seco...