September 23, 2011 3:35PM # This Week in Government Failure By [Tad DeHaven](https://www.cato.org/people/tad-dehaven) --- SHARE Over at [Downsizing the Federal Government](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/), we focused on the following issues this past week: - Interesting thoughts on reforming the [U.S. Postal Service](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/interesting-thoughts-postal-reform). - If our bloated federal government is ever to be reined in, a return to [fiscal federalism](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/one-reason-obama-wants-another-state-bailout) is a must. And if the states are to get their financial houses in order, state policymakers can’t be allowed to believe that a federal policy of “too big to fail” applies to them. - Chris Edwards says that [Warren Buffet’s tax story is bogus](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/warren-buffett%E2%80%99s-tax-story-bogus). - [Unless spending and deficits are cut](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/damaging-rise-federal-spending-and-debt), the United States is headed for economic ruin as growth falls and rising debt threatens further financial crises. - There’s no point getting worked up about [government waste](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/waste-justice-department) if you’re also getting checks from the U.S. Treasury or demanding that the government solve society’s problems. Follow Downsizing the Federal Government on Twitter ([@DownsizeTheFeds](http://twitter.com/DownsizeTheFeds)) and connect with us [on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/pages/Downsizing-the-Federal-Government/26635669039). ##### Related Tags [Tax and Budget Policy](https://www.cato.org/tax-budget-policy) [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).