pound-foolish

But if the goal is to revive local journalism, it’s penny wise and pound-foolish to prioritize Google grants over policies that would produce far more revenue, newsroom jobs and independence.

Ms Devlin added the move is a "penny-wise and pound-foolish approach to workforce".

Let’s hope that the new Congress doesn’t succumb to this penny-wise, pound-foolish approach.

That could make the squishy “engagement” and meager traffic that local news sites have seen as benefits of giving content to Twitter seem penny wise and pound-foolish.

This is a case of being penny-wise and pound-foolish.