Question

The economist Steven Landsburg claims that with a death penalty, each execution deters about eight murders, resulting in a benefit to society of approximately $56 million. He argues that computer hackers do far more damage to society with their worms and viruses. He argues that computer hackers should be executed as well. From a purely economic perspective, the death penalty for computer hackers is:

Answer 1

Answer:

reasonable

Explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that from a purely economic perspective, the death penalty for computer hackers is reasonable. This is because if all the information provided is true, that means that computer hackers are causing millions of dollars in damage from their hacks, and if a murder execution benefits society with approximately $56 million then we can assume that, an execution for a computer hacker will also deter other hackers and save a significantly higher amount of money for society. This is all based on a purely economic stand point but the death penalty should not be decided on economics alone but also take into consideration social, political, and religious factors.

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