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Politics : American Presidential Politics and foreign affairs
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To: TimF who wrote (46655)10/21/2010 8:01:33 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) of 71588
 
Re: "its a public good"

Only to the extent that it serves the public interest.

Otherwise, not much of a "public good".

And, (as I've already argued...), spending TRILLIONS of taxpayer Dollars over DECADES --- IF WAS MERELY TO DEFEND 'SAND' AND 'DATES' --- would most likely *not* be considered by any average and sane voter to be very much of a "public good".

B-U-T... spending TRILLIONS (even of borrowed money) to defend access to OIL could arguably be considered "in the national interest"....
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