Waste in government

Presidential candidates have used the campaign slogan of providing benefits for the people and paying for them by cutting the waste, fraud and abuse out of government. The problem exists in all levels including state, county and municipal. Everyone is aware that government is inefficient and costly but the problem is so overwhelming that it seems unsolvable. It is easier to understand the situation by breaking it down first to a particular state and next to a single problem. Case in point is the homeless problem in California. In the five years between 2019 and 2024 California spent $24 billion on homelessness and an audit revealed that the state failed to consistently track if this massive outlay helped. This is from Google AI California spent approximately $24 billion on homelessness between 2019 and 2024. However, a major state audit released in 2024 revealed that the state failed to consistently track whether this massive outlay of public money actually improved the situation or where exactly all of it went Homelessness in California has risen significantly during Gavin Newsom's tenure as governor, with reports indicating a roughly 30% to 40% increase in the total homeless population since 2019. A similar situation arose in MN where three programs, feeding children, autism and childcare were fraught with waste and once again the government seemed unable to cope. Some have suggested for years that government is just too big to control. Congress passes laws and turns things over to bureaucrats to create regulations to carry out the laws but they are so many and so complex that the system bogs down. Stealing from various government groups is big business where often times business and government regulators are in cahoots by way of the infamous revolving door.