If we are spending a 16th of a 'penny' unnecessarily we should not bother to stop spending it that way because it's a small amount?
That doesn't make much sense. We are more likely to save money by cutting 100 programs that cost 1/4th of a penny each than by eliminating programs that cost 25 pennies in their entirety.
The real question, which matters far more than what we can cut is this:
What can we spend those pennies on that will earn more pennies than it costs?
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