In: Economics
Toward the end of the twentieth century, the U.S. government wanted
to save money by closing...
Toward the end of the twentieth century, the U.S. government wanted
to save money by closing a small portion of its domestic military
installations. While many people agreed that saving money was a
desir- able goal, people in areas potentially affected by a closing
soon reacted negatively. Congress finally selected a panel whose
task was to develop a list of installations to close, with the
legislation specifying that Congress could not alter the list.
Since the goal was to save money, why was this problem so hard to
solve?