reform fixes what cannot work by introducing something else that cannot work
uncuriosity about the incentive structure is the cause
Sometimes in politics there occurs just the right combination of will, power and urgency to make real progress. Such a moment has arrived in Albany.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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