Governments and public policy makers are being excessively cautious and slow to react to changes. Governments are beholden to public opinion*, and public opinio

Governments and public policy makers are being excessively cautious and slow to react to changes. Governments are beholden to public opinion*, and public opinion is slow to change. I'm not trying to justify the actions of govts, I'm merely stating that slow reaction times are considered by many to be a feature not a bug.