This is bound to happen as long as we keep practicing emotional approach to solving problems. The real scientific approach consists of breaking the problem down

This is bound to happen as long as we keep practicing emotional approach to solving problems. The real scientific approach consists of breaking the problem down, quantifying different solutions, and prioritizing them based on cost, benefit and risk. But, unfortunately, present-day people don't want to do that. They want instant gratification. The feeling that they are doing something to address the problem, even if it makes no sense in the long term. And the politicians keep sell them that feeling at a cost of such fiascos.