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Raising the speed limit to 65 would probably benefit truckers, who could travel 10 more miles every hour. But the costs of this aren't worth it. The increase in highway fatalities alone would offset this benefit. If one more person died because of an increase in the speed limit, it would not be worth...
...truckers still are unhappy, let them speed. They probably won't get caught. And even if they do, the decreased shipping time will probably offset the cost of the speeding ticket. If not, then don't speed. But don't make society pay the burden. Increased highway fatalities and excessive police costs are hardly worth cheap shipping rates...
...other Europeans persisted, and in December 1979, toward the end of the Carter Administration, allied ministers met in Brussels and committed their governments to the so-called two-track decision. NATO would proceed toward deployment, beginning in late 1983, of 572 new intermediate- range American missiles in Europe to offset the SS-20s. Five NATO members would accept batteries of Tomahawk ground-launched cruise missiles, and West Germany would also permit the upgrading of the Pershing I to the Pershing II, which has more than twice the range and a much more accurate warhead. At the same time...
...million, Canada sent 78% of all of its exports, chiefly wood products, minerals and automobiles, to the U.S. last year, earning $71 billion. The U.S. sent back some $58 billion worth of heavy machinery, appliances and other goods. The $13 billion merchandise balance in Canada's favor was partly offset by an $8.1 billion U.S. trading surplus in such services as insurance and investment. No less than 80% of the trade across the northern U.S. border is already duty free. Trade experts estimate that totally free trade would boost the roughly $416 billion Canadian economy by about...
...What is very speculative at this point," Emanuel says, "is how the earth's climate will respond." One variable that could offset the rise in CO2 levels, for example, would be a change in cloud cover, which would cut down on the sunlight reaching the surface of the earth. Although it is too early to sound alarms, says Emanuel, his purpose is to make it clear "the consequences of the changes that are occurring are quite severe...