In the US, national planning has increasingly become very short term in nature. The emphasis seems to be on getting results within the term of the elected official voting on the project as opposed to long term planning for the future of the US and all of our citizens.
Because there is so much polarization in the country, coupled by the fact that terms are limited to 8 years in office, its a battle to keep any implementations the same during the term of the next elected official.
I think all presidents look for something that is going to stick in the long term. It doesn't always happen that way, especially if the next incumbent subverts everything the previous one worked for while in office.
The question is, how can we as a Nation work to change the model from a short term Quarterly Reposts based on to a long term future one?
How can we change the emphasis on security from Terrorism to the welfare of individual citizens?
A fantastic question being that I pay in to something that I will never see. There is no government plan that will determine how I will survive after retirement. I have do that myself, which suits me just fine.
Planning for the long-term is fine and good, but sometimes more expedient matters need to be taken care of first.
“First dentistry was painless, then bicycles were chainless, and carriages were horseless, and many laws enforceless. Next cookery was fireless, telegraphy was wireless, cigars were nicotineless, and coffee caffeineless. Soon oranges were seedless, the putting green was weedless, the college boy was hatless, the proper diet -- fatless. New motor roads are dustless, the latest steel is rustless, our tennis courts are sodless, our new religion -- Godless” -Arthur Guiterman
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