Any public expenditure could be weighed against "helping the homeless" or "feeding the hungry" I don't know why space is about the only thing that falls victim

Any public expenditure could be weighed against "helping the homeless" or "feeding the hungry" I don't know why space is about the only thing that falls victim of it. You could literally throw anything against it i.e., why build an airport/road/hydropower dam/new city hall/park bench/etc when there's homeless here? It's frustrating. But I think it gives you a good insight on if someone is a long term or short term thinker.