📚 phrase • entry_id 54526
the cure is worse than the disease
Meanings (ES + gloss)
el remedio es peor que la enfermedad • es peor el remedio que la enfermedad
The solution or proposed solution to a problem produces a worse net result than the problem does (or threatens a non-negligible risk of doing so), especially via unintended consequences.
Regarding the repeal of the Glass-Steagall act and other repeals of financial regulations, or even in legislating new financial regulations, you have to be careful that the cure is…
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