I take it as a given that, when a private individual uses their money, at least one person probably thought the way it was used was a good idea.<p>I do not take it as a given that, when the government spends money, anyone thought how it was spent was a good idea (like spending 8 billion dollars to design a tank... yes, that&#x27;s billions, with a &quot;b&quot; (also, I love that movie))