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The NSA does a lot more than just fight terrorism and of course the US invests a huge amount of money in mitigating the impact of other risks like natural disas
by jsz0 13y ago
The NSA does a lot more than just fight terrorism and of course the US invests a huge amount of money in mitigating the impact of other risks like natural disasters. They have to look at all these different threats and divvy up the money accordingly.
- mikeash 13y agoConversely, a lot of US government organizations are involved in fighting terrorism besides the NSA. None of this answers my question: of all these possibilities, why does the government only go after one?
- mpyne 13y agoYou speak as if the government doesn't have programs that track sharks or bedbugs.
- mikeash 13y agoNot of any substantial size, and not because of the possibility that they'll suddenly kill us all.
- jlgreco 13y agoYou speak as if he thinks the government should have no programs to track terrorists. It seems pretty clear to me that it is the magnitude of resources devoted that concerns him (and myself).
- dwallin 13y agoSure, but there's a point where the government could go too far. For example, if the government starting having random mattress inspections inside peoples homes that would be way too intrusive despite any reductions in bedbugs that might result.