It is therefore best to set plans in place sooner rather than later, lest a second-best response be rushed out at a later date, with lesser impacts that arrive too late. Applying our risk management approach: there is little downside to investing now, and many downsides if the spending comes too late.
It comes from the belief that there are better alternatives available that are being denied. This is what causes people to reject adjustment, or to blame others at home or abroad for their predicament. This is fine as far as it goes: we are democracies and we need a robust public debate.