Video: Biden Says Coal and High-Fructose Corn Syrup More Deadly than Terrorism
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Biden Ranked Coal Ahead Of High-Fructose Corn Syrup And A Terrorist Attack As More Likely To Contribute To The Death Of An Average American. HBO's Bill Maher: "Senator Biden, forgetting about the upcoming Iowa caucus for just a moment, which would you honestly say is more likely to contribute to the death of your average American: a terrorist strike or high-fructose corn syrup and air that has too much coal in it?" Biden: "Air that has too much coal in it, corn syrup next, then a terrorist attack. But that is not in any way to diminish the fact that a terrorist attack is real. It is not an existential threat to bringing down the country, but it does have the capacity, still, to kill thousands of people. But hundreds of thousands of people die and their lives are shorte ned because of coal plants, coal-fired plants and because of corn syrup." (Sen. Joe Biden, Slate, Yahoo, The Huffington Post Presidential Forum, 9/13/07)
Although I don't doubt that each of these kills a lot of Americans each year and that the others are more likely to kill an American on average, you know this will be used politically. Despite the fact that a terrorist attack is less likely, one can take millions in a fell swoop if accurately timed and placed. This would also depend on the type of terrorist attack: nuke, chemical, biochemical, etc. It is one of those questions that is good for you when you answer it but bad later if it turns out a terrorist attack causes millions to die. It's also something that won't play well in battleground states where coal is a big part of industry or where corn is no matter whether it's true or not, because people will fear such statements will mean more regulation, which they normally do.
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