Originally Posted by kane

Governments spend like crazy because they can.

There was a controversy in my city when they found out that the city planners officer had left over money at the end of year. Instead of just saying the office had come in under budget they scrambled to spend the money to make certain they would get it again the next year. So they threw a big party for themselves then bought a couple of computers that are only used to run the office fantasy sports pools.

They didn't need it, but it wasn't their money so they spent.