Whats up with people trying to decide what budgets of these things should be? If we're really so capable of doing back of the envelope calculations on things li

Whats up with people trying to decide what budgets of these things should be? If we're really so capable of doing back of the envelope calculations on things like "how much should I spend on maintaining nuclear silos?" why don't we just cut out all the representatives, budgeting offices, inspectors, financial planners, et al and set up a direct democracy? Sarcasm aside, I don't know fuck all about nuclear silos let alone what say $19 million or $400 million would be used for in regards to them. So perhaps you can build your credibility on this matter some so your comment matters? Not trying to rant but this reminds me of Paul Graham on the WhatsApp deal. He said something along the lines of: "When I hear Facebook says its buying WhatsApp for 16 billion, I think 'oh so thats what WhatApp is worth', like the Federal Reserve giving inflation numbers." But our community of expert HN company appraisers was quick to try to bash Facebook over their valuation.