January 22, 2010 2:14PM 

# 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:

- Complications with the [homebuyer tax credit](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/homebuyer-tax-credit-complications) is evidence that the government needs to get out of the social engineering business.
- The [Federal Housing Administration’s](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/fhas-more-stringent-standards) new “stringent” standards aren’t stringent enough.
- [Federal transportation follies](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/federal-transportation-follies) point to the need for privatization.
- The [Economic Development Administration](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/edas-delusions-grandeur) still “deserves to die.”

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[Government and Politics](https://www.cato.org/government-politics), [Tax and Budget Policy](https://www.cato.org/tax-budget-policy) 

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