These decisions need to be taken with a view of society as a whole
The issue is that the decisions are not very good. And once a tax or benefit is in place, it's almost impossible to remove. Eg. tax credits.
What does this actually mean? i.e. what point are you making here? That we should never take a decision in case it (later) turns out to have been wrong? How, then, do you get dressed in the morning?
What does this actually mean? i.e. what point are you making here? That we should never take a decision in case it (later) turns out to have been wrong? How, then, do you get dressed in the morning?