(1) expensive
(2) difficult to manage administratively
(3) imbalanced across programs
(4) unresponsive as conditions or impacts change
(5) corruptible, since special interests could focus their efforts to carve out irrational and unfair exceptions for themselves
(6) overly politicized during budgetary decisions
... compared to addressing common causes more broadly.
(1) expensive
(2) difficult to manage administratively
(3) imbalanced across programs
(4) unresponsive as conditions or impacts change
(5) corruptible, since special interests could focus their efforts to carve out irrational and unfair exceptions for themselves
(6) overly politicized during budgetary decisions
... compared to addressing common causes more broadly.