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The common thread is that in both cases, those entities and individuals closest to the problem have strong incentives to do nothing (prevention is a thankless,
by rectang 6y ago
The common thread is that in both cases, those entities and individuals closest to the problem have strong incentives to do nothing (prevention is a thankless, costly task), and so it falls to the general populace to create incentives to hold them accountable.
- MattGaiser 6y agoAnd you will be blamed for imperfect prevention. Say that the army spent $20,000 moving the fertilizer to a disposal site. Would someone get in trouble for that? Yep.