[developer1]

This is what citizens' tax dollars pay for. How nice that public funds can so easily be used to pay people to do nothing.

[ColinDabritz]

I feel having people near this statue pause to reflect on the nature of art and beauty is some of the best use of my tax dollars in that area.

[stephengillie]

I, for one, would prefer to have my tax dollars spent commissioning statues and other art, rather than buying bombs or weaponry of any sort.

[unixhero]

Sir, I believe you should then move to Iceland.

[andreyf]

False dichotomy.

[bobwaycott]

No, it is not. Parent is not suggesting there are only two options on which we may choose to spend public funds, but instead voicing a preference of a single specific option over another single specific option--with no mention of there not being millions more. Stating a preference for one of two isolated things is in no way a false dichotomy.

[jayzalowitz]

What about if we bomb other countries with our art....

[stephengillie]

High-speed photography of explosions can be considered art. My point appears moot.

[jarin]

Would you rather federal employees work in some Kafka-esque grey cinder block 1984 Ministry type building?

[avn2109]

Note that NSA HQ is literally a windowless black cube.

[hugh4]

It doesn't appear to be windowless, it's just dark tinted glass.