It's not as if people haven't evaluated every possible "model" for potential application in Vancouver. The notion that every time someone brings up these types of measures that someone makes a snarky comment and no one bothers to go any further with it is silly. Some steps in what you'd call the "Portugal model"
have been implemented. Some that have been implemented have been more successful, others less so. The issue isn't that no one is willing to try anything - you can argue they're too conservative in terms of how far they're willing to go with those sorts of policy experiments, but let's not act like everyone has just thrown their hands up in the air and said "well, nothing we can do, let it all burn".
Quote:
Originally Posted by you&me
That said, I also realize the current situation not only doesn't work, but is getting worse, so it's time to try something - anything - different.
|
This is a ridiculous attitude towards public policy that thankfully no one would follow. You don't just try anything. There are always a dozen options and you try to figure out what will work best. Usually incrementally.