> Government agencies are created to fix problems. If they fix the problem they are downsized. Typically, sizable problems that need solving do not stay fixed.

> Government agencies are created to fix problems. If they fix the problem they are downsized. Typically, sizable problems that need solving do not stay fixed. Issues that have broad impact are likely either chronic or will morph into new problems. Downsizing in the face of a chronic problem seems unwise. So does downsizing to ignore the the offshoot (or new variant) of the problem.