Almost every governmental program sounds worthwhile and useful (as the "promoters" point out), if not downright moral and virtuous (as "baptists" point out). However, what is usually left out in presenting these programs is the cost and the analysis that is pertinent to evaluating the costs of these programs. How is it possible to evaluate a program with just supposed benefits without also delving into the costs? What one issue you read about this week, when more fully examined, caught your attention and what is it that you learned that could generally apply to the evaluation of other governmental programs and issues?

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