>Of course, some of that 50 billion gets eaten by graft, and that's where the problem a lot of people have with government programs. That's why prizes are a go

>Of course, some of that 50 billion gets eaten by graft, and that's where the problem a lot of people have with government programs. That's why prizes are a good way to go. Nothing gets paid out if you don't reach your goal. >Although private companies don't seem to have any better levels of control (usually much worse control) over corruption, a lot of people seem to think only 100% success demonstrates "working" government. The difference is private companies are spending money provided as a result of an agreement freely entered into by all parties, while the government is spending money taken from people by force of law. The government should be held to a much higher standard.