He explained the system is double-edged, identifying areas or young people likely to start getting into trouble and taking preventiveaction as well as working with young offenders to prevent further offending.
This week a large number of Americans determined to take such preventiveaction now are convening in Niagara Falls, New York - a community that knows something about hydro-electric power and its importance for the country.
Sanctions would kick in earlier than is the case under the current SGP, enabling the EU to take preventiveaction for example against a country with an unsustainable housing bubble or with unsustainable debt that undermines its competitiveness.
The Medicaid reforms are intended not only to save money, but to improve the health of New Yorkers through action such as directing cost savings toward modernizing hospitals and expanding preventive care.