September 30, 2011 3:24PM 

# This Week in Government Failure 

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

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

- Comparing the [U.S. Postal Service](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/comparison-postal-service-and-federal-government) and the federal government.
- We spend too much on our [military](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/strength-vs-stupidity) because we ask our troops to do too much. To spend less, we must do less.
- The federal [unemployment insurance system](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/unemployment-insurance-system-fosters-unemployment) fosters unemployment.
- The [Principal of the United States](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/principal-united-states-returns) returns.
- Abolish the [Department of Homeland Security](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/abolish-department-homeland-security).

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