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Originally Posted by peter12
The problem is that cultural shifts of the magnitude occurring in the US, specifically, are not easily changed through policy prescriptions - although I don't disagree that governments should do something.
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What does being easy have to do with it? It might be an excuse if the programs were implemented and working very slowly. But to use it as a reason to just not do it makes very little sense.
"The ship is leaking, Sir! All the men in the bottom dwellings are drowning."
"Close off the hatches, there is no helping them."
"But sir, we just need to use a small portion of the silverware to patch the holes. If you just let us take..."
"Nope. Sounds hard. Besides, the upper class needs their 3 forks. How will they know what to use for their salad, and which for their main?"