Just ask anyone who has worked for the US Government, Military, or contractors. To avoid pure anecdotes, the Government Accountability Office actually studies

Just ask anyone who has worked for the US Government, Military, or contractors. To avoid pure anecdotes, the Government Accountability Office actually studies this every year: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-440sp https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-440sp ... That's not to say I don't believe in government spending. I don't know that there is a much better solution, and any conglomeration of humans is going to have roughly equal capacity for doing the right thing and doing the wrong thing, hopefully weighted more towards the "right" thing with solid leadership...