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Ouiet simply Special Interests donate money to both Political Parties. So no matter which side wins the election it is beholding to the Special Interest. The size of the Federal and State Bureaucracys is massive., which makes for an unwieldy governmental services organization. Also the amount of Taxes collected is massive which leads to squabbles as to which projects get funded. Now that the budget is stretched a little tighter, the fight for the remaining resources has become more vicious (we ain't as rich as we were back in the 1960's when everybody could get their Pork).

We have come to expect too much from government. Which is fine when Government is taking in more than it is spending. However we have lost the flexibility of cutting back when the revenue doesn't match the spending. Nobody is willing to give up their subsidy, the attitude is let the other guy cut back, our program is essential. So it will continue to be business as usual.