[supplied_demand]

== I think a huge, huge amount of the government is wasteful but the CSB is doing incredible work==

It feels like there is some type of reverse Gell-Mann Amnesia that goes on with government spending and programs.

Those close to the subject matter typically view government spending in their area of expertise as necessary, even “incredible” as you state. When it comes to spending in an area they are not an expert, it suddenly becomes “wasteful.”

[nerdsniper]

I mean, I also now work at a public university and can nearly taste the waste in projects I’m directly involved in.

[pstuart]

It often gets framed as a "government problem", but private enterprise is not immune to these problems either. It's almost like it's a natural result of any organization that is too large for direct accountability and uses funds that they have no personal stake in.