It's rather interesting that the most powerfully written public policy statements are those that literally hits the people where it hurts the most. It makes sense really; considering the fact that people are most interested in something that they have a serious vested interest in. Think of it this way, a student will probably not worry about taxes as much as a person who is working in the industry; a healthy person will probably not worry too much about rises in costs of health care as compared to someone who has been suffering from a chronic illness.
Public policies seem to have a similar feel as a computer program—there are specifications to be met, and there are results which need to be evaluated in terms of efficiency and effectiveness.
Maybe I should branch into governance after my computer science career, and help set public policies…
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