We are broke! Slash spending! Spending bad! Deficits bad!
It's always worth noting that this General Rule has its exceptions, such as War; whenever military action is contemplated, questions about whether or not it Can Be Afforded are suddenly Un-American.
But there are other areas in which nobody ever seems to wonder about what it costs.
D1 coaches in the big 2 sports, for another.
Our nation is not poor. It is unimaginably wealthy.
When the money is desired, it flows, and no one cares whether or not it's wasted.