What are likely collateral (and possibly unexpected) consequences of the following policies? 151. _____ The federal government
Question:
What are likely collateral (and possibly unexpected) consequences of the following policies?
151. _____ The federal government holds an auction to lease the rights to drill for oil on several tracts of publicly owned land.
152. _____ A state raises the tax on a pack of cigarettes by $1.50; a pack costs about $2.00 more than in neighboring states.
153. _____ A state mandates a catastrophic claims fee of $150 per vehicle that makes auto insurance policies unaffordable for drivers with low incomes.
154. _____ A state enacts a law that offers tax credits to businesses for projects constructed on "brown fields" that are judged by developers to be too costly to clean up, 155. _____ A federal policy that promotes and subsidizes student loans leaves many graduates heavily in debt.
156. _____ A state Dept. of Education policy requires standardized testing of 3rd, 7th, and 11th graders in all the public schools of the state. Rules are put in place that reward high performing schools but punish lower performing schools.
157._____ A state legislature enacts a law requiring state agencies to develop and publish annual performance measures. Still, there is little interest by state legislators in conducting rigorous oversight of state agencies and how well they're doing.
158._____ A county contracts with a construction company to build a jail. It's complex construction and it is the only company capable of doing the work. 159._____ The federal government gives no string categorical grants to the states for the general purpose of environmental protection.
160._____ The federal government hires additional ICE agents to conduct investigations in immigrant neighborhoods and locate, arrest, and deport undocumented immigrants.
a. ritual compliance (do the minimum work that is required)
b. black markets
c. collusion
d. decategorization
e. contractor opportunism
f. diminished cooperation with public authorities
g. non-compliance with the law
h. developers lobby for weaker interpretation of the law
i. due to lower returns, work effort is reduced
j. organizational mission is distorted due to external demands
k. none of the above are likely