Comment 89071

By RobF (registered) | Posted May 28, 2013 at 12:58:56 in reply to Comment 89046

Years ago in slightly different circumstances Fred Gardiner said public policy is about determining what you want, how much it will cost, how to pay for it, and who should pay for it. With some difficulty the public can often agree on the first two, but seldom on the last two.

That's why we get endless studies, reports, plans, etc., but little action. Much easier to agree we have a problem than determining how to pay for and by extension who should pay for it.

Eventually the problem becomes an expensive crisis and we're forced to address it ... usually in ways that are less equitable than if the problem was addressed earlier.

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