When I was elected to Congress from the great state of Illinois, it didn’t take long to learn about the law of unintended consequences. While making well-intentioned efforts in order to make life better for constituents, lawmakers in Washington, D.C. sometimes make things worse.
For instance, agricultural subsidies can be great for farmers.
That is, until crops are overproduced and the retail price plummets — or not produced enough and prices soar. Tough logging restrictions in some places might preserve forests — but then heavily deforest other areas. Central control is often brutal in its impact.
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