Great read on Slate "America is a Sham"

[DeminPennswoods]

16. Interesting read, thanks

For many years in Philadelphia, the gas company was, quite sensibly imho, prohibited from shutting off gas in the winter. What happened, though, was people who could pay something on if not all of their bills took advantage and did not pay them knowing their gas wouldn't be shut off. Because so many people were playing this game, the gas company finally was allowed to shut off service in winter.

There are rational reasons some of these rules came into being. To me, the question is whether or not we are willing to accept some people gaming the system as just the cost of achieving an overall societal goal.