Feel-Good Policies May Have Unintended Consequences

Feel-Good Policies May Have Unintended Consequences
Costa Mesa Civic Center and City Hall in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Nov. 16, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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Commentary

The difficulty of making decisions as an elected official is the tension between one side versus another. There can be righteous positions on either side. One solution may be good and obvious but may also be to the detriment of others. Some win, while others lose.

John Moorlach
John Moorlach
Author
John Moorlach is the director of the California Policy Center's Center for Public Accountability. He has served as a California State Senator and Orange County Supervisor and Treasurer-Tax Collector. In 1994, he predicted the County's bankruptcy and participated in restoring and reforming the sixth most populated county in the nation.
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