Why Does The Government Waste So Much Money?

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0:00 Intro
01:06 Inefficiency
10:29 Lobbying & Interest Groups
17:07 The Military
21:09 Outro

Sources:

The Federalist: Hamilton, Madison & Jay - https://amzn.to/3DoXQ6B
The Constitution Of The United States
Red Tape: Herbert Kaufman - https://amzn.to/3HEGS6U
Bureaucracy: James Wilson - https://amzn.to/3XMscYL
Interest Groups In American Politics - Anthony Nownes
Political Order And Political Decay: Francis Fukuyama - https://amzn.to/3JjBszr
The Rent-Seeking Society: Gordon Tullock - https://amzn.to/3Jps39C
The Rise And Decline Of Nations - Mancur Olson - https://amzn.to/3WJsb6H
So Damn Much Money: Robert Kaiser - https://amzn.to/3WQoX1g
Program Budgeting - William West

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Links:

https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2022/05/dont-overinflate-pentagon-budget/366561/
https://docs.pogo.org/DODIG-2022-043-508-1.pdf