tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534812907620779881.post1933878393108091701..comments2023-11-24T03:33:55.979-05:00Comments on ECONJEFF: Connecticut school shootingseconjeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15500904082539595860noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534812907620779881.post-25996933407280589592012-12-19T11:51:08.735-05:002012-12-19T11:51:08.735-05:00For whatever reason, deaths that occur individuall...For whatever reason, deaths that occur individually, even at great frequency, don't bother people nearly as much as multiple deaths, no matter how rare.<br /><br />Every year in the U.S. tens of thousands of people are killed in auto accidents, and approximately zero are killed in commercial aviation, but it's airplane crashes that people fear. Don't even get me started on the (tens of thousands) deaths from coal versus the entirely hypothetical deaths from nuclear power.donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308682650105719142noreply@blogger.com