作为一个国家，我们不擅长长期规划，这也就不足为奇了：我们的政治制度坚持要求每一位总统都可以任命数千名新官员，包括那些考虑流行病问题的官员。为什么有必要？
(As a nation, we are not good at long-term planning, and no wonder: Our political system insists that every president be allowed to appoint thousands of new officials, including the kinds of officials who think about pandemics. Why is that necessary?)