Unstable Governance Quotes
The attack on the World Trade Towers and our military reaction to that could not fairly be blamed on Bush. However, the Iraq War was certainly a policy choice he made. And he also made the decision to cut taxes (mostly for the rich) on the assumption that this would stimulate the economy and produce even more taxes. It did not. And also on Bush’s policy responsibility was his decision not to raise taxes to pay for a war. This had never been done in American history. And Bush was fighting two wars. In addition when he took office Bill Clinton had balanced the budget and left a substantial surplus. Instead of using the surplus to pay for his other policy decisions, he spent it.
Government officials are not clairvoyant and cannot foretell the future, So all government policies and programs are created and managed with some uncertainty. Some conservatives complain that business in order to thrive needs to have certainty. However, if businesses had certainty in what they did, few would ever lose money or fail. Brooks explained that there is no way any government can supply certainty even about its own policies and programs unless it is willing to give up the option of dealing with any unexpected circumstances.
