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> At least, in theory, as Congress should be looking to create regulations that are beneficial to taxpayers In theory, theory and practice are the same. In pra
by chimeracoder 11y ago
> At least, in theory, as Congress should be looking to create regulations that are beneficial to taxpayers
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they aren't.
It's one thing to talk about structuring government programs so that they are obligated to serve the public interest no matter what. But actually implementing that, in a manner ensured to be robust against creeping scope, capture, and corruption, is damn-near impossible.
- maxerickson 11y agoIn theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they aren't. If I was naive to that, why would I start the sentence with that caveat?
- chimeracoder 11y ago> If I was naive to that, why would I start the sentence with that caveat? I didn't say you were. I was expanding on the point, naming the specific challenges to the process.