As the comment below indicates, I think we don’t disagree on the math, it’s the semantics issue. When I talk about reduction per person lost, I compare the utilons from a typical person to the typical EA., which is a 996.5 utilon difference. So comparing that is 996.5/3.5 * 100% = 28471%.
You seem to be exaggerating a bit here: that’s a 99.65% reduction. Hope it’s the only inaccuracy in your estimates!
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As the comment below indicates, I think we don’t disagree on the math, it’s the semantics issue. When I talk about reduction per person lost, I compare the utilons from a typical person to the typical EA., which is a 996.5 utilon difference. So comparing that is 996.5/3.5 * 100% = 28471%.