OPINION:
Frank Medico got it absolutely right in his Letter of the Day “Catchphrases are disguise for bad policies” (Letters to the Editor, Thursday). All the examples he quoted of government intervention in the marketplace are results of unintended consequences.
Unfortunately, the ability to consider carefully the implications of legislation before passage seems to have been lost. There is ample evidence that any changes in policy inevitably produce further changes, such as subsidizing one product and thus modifying the marketability of competing products. Yet these implications seem to be ignored when legislation is rushed through to rectify an immediate problem.
We need members of Congress who will exercise their tasks responsibly by insisting on reading and considering legislation before voting on it. Sadly, we seem to be saddled with far too many legislators who lack the ability to either read or understand the consequences of the decisions they are making. Either way, America suffers the “unintended consequences.”
DR. STANLEY ORMAN
Rockville, Md.
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