Why is it governments never do anything about any problem until it hits the wall?
raccoon
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Fri Jul-25-08 10:18 AM
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Why is it governments never do anything about any problem until it hits the wall? |
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Not just our government, but seems to me any government, any century, never does.
The oil situation right now is a shining example of this.
Is this just human nature?
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GreenPartyVoter
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Fri Jul-25-08 10:23 AM
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1. A) Because they tend to be reactionary rather than proactive, and B) money still makes the world go |
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Edited on Fri Jul-25-08 10:25 AM by GreenPartyVoter
'round. If they think that a new course will cost too much, or if leaving an old course will lose money for them then they try to maintain the status quo.
But I am sure you knew all that and that your post was rhetorical. :P We need a rhetorical gif .. like our sarcasm one.
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Fri Jul-25-08 10:24 AM
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Because Govt CREATES problems.... then they offer the way to SOLVE the problem they have just created.... thereby insuring a steady stream of cash flowing to them at all times. i.e. "Hello... I'm from the IRS and I'm here to HELP you."
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Fri Jul-25-08 10:27 AM
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3. because its not govt's job |
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to set oil prices.
bubbles have happened for HUNDREDS OF YEARS
and attempts to control prices in capital markets are MUCH worse than letting price discovery in a 2 way auctionmarket work.
fwiw, 50% of the rise in oil has nothing to do with oil, but has to do with relative weakness in the USD
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