I'm sure the people of Moore, Oklahoma, USA would've appreciated the 36 minutes [1] they had (albeit a short amount of time) to gather and leave before they wer

I'm sure the people of Moore, Oklahoma, USA would've appreciated the 36 minutes [1] they had (albeit a short amount of time) to gather and leave before they were destroyed by the tornado that ripped through the town earlier this year. The US's National Weather Service has saved countless lives, the opportunity cost of not funding these guys over DoD or FDA would give the Govt something to argue about in terms of mortality and healthcare. [1] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-21/tornado-alert-gave-moore-oklahoma-residents-36-minutes-warning.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-21/tornado-alert-gave-...