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Without environmental regulations to ensure safety, people will become sick

A lack of environmental regulations makes people sick, which in turn reduces their productivity

The mathematical backing for the public health benefits of stricter environmental regulation is shaky

Healthier people are more productive

A healthy population is more productive

Major outbreaks of waterborne or foodborne illnesses are not largely occurring in the United States

In the United States, environmental regulations have reached a point of diminishing returns for public health benefits

The focus of public health efforts should be on preventing diseases rather than treating them

Over the longer term, stricter environmental regulation impacts susceptible populations more than it contributes to public health

Stricter environmental regulation has a greater negative impact on susceptible populations than the public health benefits it provides

Sickness resulting from a lack of environmental regulation leads to treatment costs

Insurers should be barred from setting premiums using genetic tests

The FDA drug recall system catches contamination issues before they reach patients

Pharmaceutical manufacturing quality standards are sufficient to prevent particulate contamination

The federal response to the measles outbreak has been sufficient to contain its spread

State-level disaster declarations are an effective tool for controlling measles outbreaks

Parents should not be allowed to select embryos for predicted intelligence

Psychedelics should be legal for therapeutic use

Healthcare should be free for everyone

Everyone should automatically be an organ donor unless they opt out