"bureaucracies which waste our hard earned money" have lead to clean water, safe working conditions at factories, dramatic decrease in child labor, no lead in p

"bureaucracies which waste our hard earned money" have lead to clean water, safe working conditions at factories, dramatic decrease in child labor, no lead in paint, a fairly safe food supply, etc. If government spends wisely then it can lead to more jobs, a better society, and a more secure future for the country. Of course, government might spend unwisely and have the opposite effect. It depends on the quality of the leadership of the government. That an investment into the country's infrastructure might lead to misguided projects is not an effective argument against the belief that proper investments in our infrastructure will pay off.