Public services are often incentivized to create more work to protect their jobs. Famous examples include whatever department was enforcing prohihbition in the

Public services are often incentivized to create more work to protect their jobs. Famous examples include whatever department was enforcing prohihbition in the 20s to find other things to prohibit when alcohol prohibition was repealed. In Japan it's common to see unneeded road work because if the entire budget it not spent it will be reduced.