tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866229763096892118.post4536140893305139813..comments2023-04-26T10:41:41.244-05:00Comments on The Bedford Hillsian: Heck of a Job, Scott Brownthe unbeatable kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07837510231614022057noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866229763096892118.post-19701534252968302022010-02-18T17:44:18.783-05:002010-02-18T17:44:18.783-05:00The problem with complexity is that it can be used...The problem with complexity is that it can be used as a smokescreen for poor policy. a complex problem like global warming, for example, could be solved with "simple solution" - decrease the emissions of greenhouse gases. the economic and political complexities of curbing these emissions is often used as a excuse to do nothing.the unbeatable kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837510231614022057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866229763096892118.post-72308902337078366862010-02-14T00:10:49.518-05:002010-02-14T00:10:49.518-05:00Really interesting. But I do have to comment that ...Really interesting. But I do have to comment that it's not just the Republican base/conservatives who want easy answers like cut taxes. Progressives also want everything to be easy, like pull out of Iraq, pull out of Afghanistan, create "green" jobs, etc. I think the problems we face are all very complicated, largely because they don't just involve the United States. Reality is a real bummer, and once someone says the issues are actually complex, people swing to the next person promising a quick fix.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636381286033865267noreply@blogger.com