[cvoss]

The government's job is not to maximize its ROI. For example, (and I make no argument about whether the current situation does this), protecting its citizens is of extreme moral importance, even if it's very very expensive and unlikely to somehow feed back into the economy in a way that recoups the cost long term.

[roughly]

Then surely universal health care, strict anti-pollution measures, and worker safety efforts are next on the list, alongside access to healthy food and efforts to reduce the number of miles the average person needs to drive daily.

[mhb]

Surely? It's far from clear that the benefits of these initiatives would be net positive.

[roughly]

The poster above asserted maximizing ROI wasn't a goal - that, and I quote:

> protecting its citizens is of extreme moral importance

Given the number of our citizens that die from, eg, preventable diseases, that seems like a far, far higher moral call than a war against Iran.

[throwaw12]

> protecting its citizens is of extreme moral importance

If you are relating protecting citizens with current situation, NO country dares to attack US citizens in the US soil.

US, at this time, doesn't need to protect its citizens, especially in the US, from attacks by other nations, 0, none. No threat.

[karmakurtisaani]

On the contrary, by starting this war the government kmjust made terrorist attacks more likely. It's laughably naive to think this dumbfuck war has anything to do with Trump caring about regular Americans.

[tstrimple]

It's all about government efficiency for some folks until the time comes do drop bombs on girls schools. Then there is no need for ROI or smart spending.

[sheikhnbake]

It's less about maximizing ROI and more about proper stewardship of resources taken by or provided to the government.

[anigbrowl]

I suggest that the US is putting its citizens at considerably more risk than they were in last week.

[ikrenji]

excuse me? the government's job is absolutely to maximize its ROI. I'm not paying taxes just for the money to be wasted

[bdangubic]

^ who is going to tell him…? :)