October 22, 2010 4:05PM 

# This Week in Government Failure 

By [Tad DeHaven](https://www.cato.org/people/tad-dehaven) 

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Over at [Downsizing Government](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/), we focused on the following issues this week:

- When given the choice, people overwhelmingly entrust their donations to [private charities, not the government](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/charitable-donations-government).
- The federal government is still facilitating [zero-downpayment mortgages](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/zero-down-mortgages-still-available).
- [Federal Reserve](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/federal-reserve-bank-pay-soars) employee pay soars.
- Office of Personnel Management director John Berry doesn’t appreciate the fact that regular Americans aren’t enthusiastic about funding [generous pay and benefits for federal workers](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/publics-view-federal-workers).
- [Congresswoman Corrine Brown](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/earmarked-corruption) takes the parochial mindset to a new level by using her power to enrich her own family at taxpayer expense.

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