It sure seems simplistic, but again and again we suffer from policies against that simple rule. It's amazing (and depressing) how many problems can be explained

It sure seems simplistic, but again and again we suffer from policies against that simple rule. It's amazing (and depressing) how many problems can be explained by it, like politicians implementing myopic short-term reforms in order to win the next election (and the future be damned), or to appease some selected and influential group (and be the rest ones left to pay it)