It doesn't make any sense unless you count human labour costs at $0/hour. You take $10 of taxes and $10 of work ($20 total), and give $10 to the worker. But m

It doesn't make any sense unless you count human labour costs at $0/hour. You take $10 of taxes and $10 of work ($20 total), and give $10 to the worker. But maybe 50% waste is still better by order of magnitude than average government projects.