# Waste of taxpayer money.....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waste-of-taxpayer-money/820817>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 5, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waste-of-taxpayer-money/820817 "2018-09-05T18:38:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waste-of-taxpayer-money/820817/21 "2018-09-07T03:31:06Z")

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> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#):
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> What do Smokey the Bear and Winnie the Pooh have in common? 😃

Bozo the Clown?😉

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**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waste-of-taxpayer-money/820817/22 "2018-09-07T04:02:28Z")

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> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#):
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> It’s not aimed at those who would never even think of spending time with their kids. It’s aimed at those who need a reminder or nudge.

That’s my thinking. It’s not aimed at someone sprawled on the couch throwing empty beer bottles at his kids or someone who just doesn’t give a shit. It’s aimed at guys who maybe got caught up with work or a father who never had a dad figure himself growing up and isn’t confident about doing it or someone who thinks that a dad has to be someone who makes grand gestures of Disney World trips and fishing weekends versus just small moments.

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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waste-of-taxpayer-money/820817/23 "2018-09-07T06:40:08Z")

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> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#):
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> Useless? No. Overly successful? Counterproductive? [Perhaps.](https://www.history.vt.edu/Barrow/Hist2104/readings/little.html)  
> The [law of unintended consequences](https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/UnintendedConsequences.html)enforces itself once again.

I hope that people who were making forest policy were not getting their information from PSAs. The goal of that campaign was to make people who didn’t give a crap about fire safety second thoughts.

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waste-of-taxpayer-money/820817/24 "2018-09-07T12:53:45Z")

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> [@Voyager](#):
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> I hope that people who were making forest policy were not getting their information from PSAs. The goal of that campaign was to make people who didn’t give a crap about fire safety second thoughts.

Read the article. While you are correct about the original goal, the campaign did also affect policy by helping create a “no fire is ever good” mentality.

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