Elected officials are only in office for the short term gains they can bring. That is fine, but, what many don't bother about is the fact their actions today have long term consequences.
The Voters in the USA need to ask their candidates, "What are the long term consequences and how have you planned for them?"
One of the reasons there are federal and state deficits larger than most voters want to have exist, is because of long term consequences previous legislators never bothered to identify. The best example is the EPA and the Superfund. That fund was set up decades ago, because, no one asked the industries in the country, "What are the long term consequences so that we can plan for them."
If long term consequences were in the planning of any action of government, the USA and most probably the global community would not be facing hardship today.
The Voters in the USA need to ask their candidates, "What are the long term consequences and how have you planned for them?"
One of the reasons there are federal and state deficits larger than most voters want to have exist, is because of long term consequences previous legislators never bothered to identify. The best example is the EPA and the Superfund. That fund was set up decades ago, because, no one asked the industries in the country, "What are the long term consequences so that we can plan for them."
If long term consequences were in the planning of any action of government, the USA and most probably the global community would not be facing hardship today.
