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The government's job is not to maximize its ROI. For example, (and I make no argument about whether the current situation does this), protecting its citizens is
by cvoss 7mo ago
The government's job is not to maximize its ROI. For example, (and I make no argument about whether the current situation does this), protecting its citizens is of extreme moral importance, even if it's very very expensive and unlikely to somehow feed back into the economy in a way that recoups the cost long term.
- roughly 7mo agoThen surely universal health care, strict anti-pollution measures, and worker safety efforts are next on the list, alongside access to healthy food and efforts to reduce the number of miles the average person needs to drive daily.
- mhb 7mo agoSurely? It's far from clear that the benefits of these initiatives would be net positive.
- roughly 7mo agoThe poster above asserted maximizing ROI wasn't a goal - that, and I quote: > protecting its citizens is of extreme moral importance Given the number of our citizens that die from, eg, preventable diseases, that seems like a far, far higher moral call than a war against Iran.
- ikrenji 7mo agoexcuse me? the government's job is absolutely to maximize its ROI. I'm not paying taxes just for the money to be wasted
- bdangubic 7mo ago^ who is going to tell him…? :)
- sheikhnbake 7mo agoIt's less about maximizing ROI and more about proper stewardship of resources taken by or provided to the government.
- throwaw12 7mo ago> protecting its citizens is of extreme moral importance If you are relating protecting citizens with current situation, NO country dares to attack US citizens in the US soil. US, at this time, doesn't need to protect its citizens, especially in the US, from attacks by other nations, 0, none. No threat.
- karmakurtisaani 7mo agoOn the contrary, by starting this war the government kmjust made terrorist attacks more likely. It's laughably naive to think this dumbfuck war has anything to do with Trump caring about regular Americans.
- tstrimple 7mo agoIt's all about government efficiency for some folks until the time comes do drop bombs on girls schools. Then there is no need for ROI or smart spending.
- anigbrowl 7mo agoI suggest that the US is putting its citizens at considerably more risk than they were in last week.