Because a bunch of people become homeless, commit suicide, and otherwise suffer.
Feel free to run for office on a "periodic culling" platform, though
This is bad, but it seems better than a complete collapse of the economy, mass starvation, and a bloody revolution, which is what often happens when a declining status quo is maintained by force. Reality has a way of exerting itself, eventually.
i'd vote for a candidate that recognizes the existence of moral hazard, yes
This is bad, but it seems better than a complete collapse of the economy, mass starvation, and a bloody revolution, which is what often happens when a declining status quo is maintained by force. Reality has a way of exerting itself, eventually.