Because the patients in the study had a relatively low risk of heart attack, the absolute benefit of taking Crestor was still very small.

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The absolute benefit for patients in the study was small.

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However, the absolute value of the benefit is not very high when interest rates are low.

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Even with compensating income transfers to poorer people, who benefit in absolute terms less than the better-off from the tax relief, the idea is politically unpalatable.

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