Sounds similar to the kind of logic that makes salmonellosis 10x more frequent in America than in Europe.
On one hand, yes, the optimal number of people dying from farm-produced diseases is greater then zero, and overreaction could cause net harm.
On the other hand, it feels like the final decision should be made in some way better than “the farmers lobby declares the topic taboo, and enforces the taboo across the nation”, because the one-sided incentives are obvious.
Sounds similar to the kind of logic that makes salmonellosis 10x more frequent in America than in Europe.
On one hand, yes, the optimal number of people dying from farm-produced diseases is greater then zero, and overreaction could cause net harm.
On the other hand, it feels like the final decision should be made in some way better than “the farmers lobby declares the topic taboo, and enforces the taboo across the nation”, because the one-sided incentives are obvious.
Also, bird flu is an international risk and other countries may sue US if it fails to prevent virus’ evolution in obviously foreseeable way.