Ah, but you aren’t considering the downside risk that [insert badguy nation] invades us and turns us all into slaves.
Car or house insurance doesn’t turn a profit for the policyholder either. It’s not exactly the same thing, but in both cases it’s purely preventative, while still an economic good idea.
Sure, you’ve got to consider both sides of the equation: Use your military might to plunder distant lands faster and harder than their armies are able to plunder your own land. It’s the fiscally prudent way to run things.
Ah, but you aren’t considering the downside risk that [insert badguy nation] invades us and turns us all into slaves.
Car or house insurance doesn’t turn a profit for the policyholder either. It’s not exactly the same thing, but in both cases it’s purely preventative, while still an economic good idea.
Sure, you’ve got to consider both sides of the equation: Use your military might to plunder distant lands faster and harder than their armies are able to plunder your own land. It’s the fiscally prudent way to run things.
[Smell of tea and silly hats intensifies]