Investment

Just what is an investment? 

Definition: Investment is an asset acquired or invested in to build wealth and save money from the hard earned income or appreciation. Investment is primarily made to obtain an additional source of income or gain profit from the investment over a specific period of time.

The government makes much ado about making investments in all manner of things that have nothing to do with  saving money,  building wealth, source of income, or gaining profit. What government does is spend money it takes from others.  They characterize spending as investment to obscure their true intent  to spend money. To invest sounds more palatable than to spend.  Just another example of the many Washington-speak words to fool the people.