Vorbeugen sei besser als Heilen, sagt der Volksmund. Für Politiker gilt das jedoch nicht unbedingt:

»Using comprehensive data on natural disasters, government spending, and election returns, I show that voters reward disaster relief spending but not disaster prevention spending.«

(Andrew Healy: Preferring a Pound of Cure to an Ounce of Prevention: Voting, Natural Disasters, and Government Response, gefunden bei Overcoming Bias)