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I've noticed that the U.S. government usually only fixes issues in a short term mindset.. Same way they only gave stimulus checks and unemployment for a tempora

I've noticed that the U.S. government usually only fixes issues in a short term mindset.. Same way they only gave stimulus checks and unemployment for a temporary time. I wish they would start working on long term solutions instead.

frankbreetz 5y ago
They only gave temporary unemployment and stimulus because the pandemic was temporary
- cj 5y ago
  One could argue that there could be a permanent structure (safety net) in place that sufficiently handles incidents, such as temporary mass unemployment, without the need to hastily scramble together and spin up stimulus programs like PPP and direct checks to everyone.
- Rapzid 5y ago
  Sure but even then it was single checks to individuals when even Mnuchin was advocating for reoccurring payments.
sdenton4 5y ago
Good luck with that. The process at the national level is completely broken, so nothing substantial gets passed but budget reconciliations.
- datameta 5y ago
  Pointing out a machine in disrepair to those who are looking at it does nothing to fix it.
kwdc 5y ago
Governments and organizarions in general tend to also operate knee-jerk style as well. Its almost like there's a threshold that must be exceeded until a need for change appears necessary. That threshold could be lives lost, money lost, significant opportunities lost etc.
kingaillas 5y ago
>U.S. government usually only fixes issues in a short term mindset That's part of the problem - Representatives get elected every 2 years so they have a short term mindset. But, the government isn't the only player here. U.S. Corporations hold some amount of responsibility for moving production overseas. Corporations have even a shorter mindset - they need quarterly numbers to look good for Wall Street, so they don't think much past 3 months!
specialist 5y ago
Yes and: Govt has become increasingly risk adverse. Any proactive misstep is ruthlessly pilliored. So we're left with cycles of neglect, crisis, and oversteer. Just one example: Michael Lewis' latest book Premonition details how the CDC went from proactive to hyper risk adverse. And we've just seen how that played out.

frankbreetz 5y ago

They only gave temporary unemployment and stimulus because the pandemic was temporary

cj 5y ago
One could argue that there could be a permanent structure (safety net) in place that sufficiently handles incidents, such as temporary mass unemployment, without the need to hastily scramble together and spin up stimulus programs like PPP and direct checks to everyone.
Rapzid 5y ago
Sure but even then it was single checks to individuals when even Mnuchin was advocating for reoccurring payments.

sdenton4 5y ago

Good luck with that. The process at the national level is completely broken, so nothing substantial gets passed but budget reconciliations.

datameta 5y ago
Pointing out a machine in disrepair to those who are looking at it does nothing to fix it.

kwdc 5y ago

Governments and organizarions in general tend to also operate knee-jerk style as well. Its almost like there's a threshold that must be exceeded until a need for change appears necessary. That threshold could be lives lost, money lost, significant opportunities lost etc.

kingaillas 5y ago

>U.S. government usually only fixes issues in a short term mindset That's part of the problem - Representatives get elected every 2 years so they have a short term mindset. But, the government isn't the only player here. U.S. Corporations hold some amount of responsibility for moving production overseas. Corporations have even a shorter mindset - they need quarterly numbers to look good for Wall Street, so they don't think much past 3 months!

specialist 5y ago

Yes and: Govt has become increasingly risk adverse. Any proactive misstep is ruthlessly pilliored. So we're left with cycles of neglect, crisis, and oversteer. Just one example: Michael Lewis' latest book Premonition details how the CDC went from proactive to hyper risk adverse. And we've just seen how that played out.