> If my wife suggested that we need to manage our budget by curbing just my spending on the occasional Steam sale, instead of figuring out a way to downsize our

> If my wife suggested that we need to manage our budget by curbing just my spending on the occasional Steam sale, instead of figuring out a way to downsize our two SUVs, I would consider her a huge piece of shit. You might have a need for two SUVs, and those are investments that you likely have already made massive losses on. Making new investments on the other hand that are not strictly necessary, does not seem wise. But ignoring that, the investment into reducing illegal immigration is like investing into an expensive tape to plug holes in the water storage. The tape costs far more than the lost water, but the real investment is preventing the damage from water to the surrounding area, the lost water over time, etc. The investment into ICE will likely be realised over several years. Alternatively, the research that is being cut is largely not intended to increase economic output. If anything, the results will be used to justify opposition to growth measures.