That might be true, although some companies pretty much vanish overnight be it small or large (eg Nokia). If a private company is burning money slow or fast it

That might be true, although some companies pretty much vanish overnight be it small or large (eg Nokia). If a private company is burning money slow or fast it doesn't really matter. It's their money, it's not my money. But when I see spectacularly bad/expensive (usually both) projects financed with taxpayer's money, I definitely do want some scrutiny and responsibility. Unfortunately we don't get any of that because it's not in their interest to do so.