[basseq]

  > ... government can have another motive be primary 
  > rather than profit, i.e. help it citizens as the 
  > primary goal.

But there's still ROI here, and there's still a budget (no matter how big the deficit gets). So the question remains: how do I spend that money? Do I spend all of it on security apparatuses, or do I have to scale back and spend some on other social services? How much? What's the best bang for my buck?

[imagist]

Given the current state of computer security, a government program that fines companies for poor security practices could easily pay for itself.