Scott Alexander compares the cost of the GOP tax bill to other expensive projects, reflecting on how society scrutinizes different types of costly proposals.
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Scott Alexander reflects on the GOP tax bill, comparing its cost to other expensive projects and programs. He expresses concern that people, including himself, tend to scrutinize well-intentioned but expensive ideas more than clearly bad ideas with little benefit. Scott suggests there might be a 'toxoplasma effect' where debatable issues get more attention than obviously problematic ones. He concludes by stating he might support Bernie Sanders in the next election, despite his libertarian leanings, because he believes we have 'antibodies to socialism' that allow proper scrutiny, unlike other potentially harmful policies.
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