It's not the federal government, but my favorite example was a (legal) brothel went bankrupt in Nevada a few years ago. The state of Nevada took it over until

It's not the federal government, but my favorite example was a (legal) brothel went bankrupt in Nevada a few years ago. The state of Nevada took it over until they could find a buyer, and lost money on the deal. Seriously, Nevada's state government couldn't turn a profit running a brothel.