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We talked a bit about some of the downsides of “defensive medicine.” It’s expens

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We talked a bit about some of the downsides of “defensive medicine.” It’s expensive. It makes medical professionals focus on several factors that may or may not be related to the wellness of the patient. Those are definitely some downsides. Can you think of others? We talked a bit about some of the downsides of “defensive medicine.” It’s expensive. It makes medical professionals focus on several factors that may or may not be related to the wellness of the patient. Those are definitely some downsides. Can you think of others?But we’ve also talked about the other end of the spectrum: Hammurabi’s Code. Certainly, I think we can all agree that surgeons who screw up shouldn’t have their hands chopped off. But are there some benefits to our current system? Benefits to other more draconian systems?And what about all these different sources of law? Seems like we have a lot of different places that we get our legal authorities: courts, civil codes, regulators. One of our most eternal debates in politics is between how many rules there should be governing us as a society. Even to people who favor government intervention, this seems like a lot of rules. Is there a simpler way to organize our legal system? Is this the best we can do? What are some of the positive and negative features of this patchwork system?What would your ideal system look like?But we’ve also talked about the other end of the spectrum: Hammurabi’s Code. Certainly, I think we can all agree that surgeons who screw up shouldn’t have their hands chopped off. But are there some benefits to our current system? We talked a bit about some of the downsides of “defensive medicine.” It’s expensive. It makes medical professionals focus on several factors that may or may not be related to the wellness of the patient. Those are definitely some downsides. Can you think of others?But we’ve also talked about the other end of the spectrum: Hammurabi’s Code. Certainly, I think we can all agree that surgeons who screw up shouldn’t have their hands chopped off. But are there some benefits to our current system? Benefits to other more draconian systems?And what about all these different sources of law? Seems like we have a lot of different places that we get our legal authorities: courts, civil codes, regulators. One of our most eternal debates in politics is between how many rules there should be governing us as a society. Even to people who favor government intervention, this seems like a lot of rules. Is there a simpler way to organize our legal system? Is this the best we can do? What are some of the positive and negative features of this patchwork system?What would your ideal system look like? Benefits to other more draconian systems?And what about all these different sources of law? Seems like we have a lot of different places that we get our legal authorities: courts, civil codes, regulators. One of our most eternal debates in politics is between how many rules there should be governing us as a society. Even to people who favor government intervention, this seems like a lot of rules. Is there a simpler way to organize our legal system? Is this the best we can do? What are some of the positive and negative features of this patchwork system?What would your ideal system look like?

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