I'm trying not to be too cynical about this unbelievably wasteful attempt to placate the conservative zealots (okay, I am not trying very hard). My real problem with this, and government mentality, is the following excerpt from the article...
The proposal is the type of relatively inexpensive but politically potent initiative that appeals to White House officials at a time when they are squeezed by growing federal budget deficits.
To the reporters of this story and the government, $1.5 billion is relatively inexpensive. Which is true in relationship to the entirety if the federal budget; and this is why the budget just keeps getting bigger! Why not try trimming a few of these lame programs that only cost a few billion.
It's like my parents always told me when I found $1.5 billion in the couch cushions. They always said, "Don't just throw that $1.5 billion away, that could add up to $1 trillion if you put it in your piggy bank."
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