January 14, 2011 2:36PM 

# 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:

- The White House and Congress need to [restructure our military](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/gates-cuts-that-arent) responsibly, based on a realistic assessment of available means and achievable ends, with the savings being returned to U.S. taxpayers.
- Policymakers in a position to do something about the [Federal Aviation Administration](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/faa-ig-report) need to start thinking bigger: privatization.
- While new House Agriculture Committee chairman Frank Lucas may be a “Wheat Champion,” he sure isn’t a Taxpayer Champion — at least not on [agricultural issues](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/rep-frank-lucas-r-farm-subsidies).
- Rep. Kevin Brady (R‑TX) has introduced the [Cut Unsustainable and Top-heavy Spending (CUTS) Act](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/rep-bradys-cuts-act), which would cut spending by $44 billion annually.
- A perfect illustration of why [government subsidies for economic development](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/community-development-booze-grants) are immoral.

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