Government Fails

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Budget Plan

The federal government is running massive budget deficits, spending too much, and heading toward a financial crisis. Without a change of direction in Washington, average working families will be faced with huge tax increases and a lower standard of living.

This website describes some of the common failings of federal agencies. It also discusses the systematic reasons why government programs are often obsolete, mismanaged, or otherwise dysfunctional.

Some people have lofty visions about how government spending can help society. But the essays on this website put aside such “bedtime stories” about how government programs are supposed to work, and instead focuses on how they actually work in the real world.

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Special-Interest Spending

Cost Overruns

Fraud and Abuse

Balanced Budget Plan


For a detailed analysis of federal government failure and what to do about it, see www.DownsizingGovernment.org