Until you consider how the US Government runs any program into the ground, is blanketed with regulations and bureaucracy, and generally hurts the people who it's supposed to help.

Here's a few examples just in case you need some evidence:

The US Postal Service: http://www.economicfreedom.org/2012/12/12/stamping-out-waste...

The War on Poverty: http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/062612-616212-war-o...

Medicare: http://www.aei.org/article/health/entitlements/medicare/why-...

Cash for Clunkers: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020488440457436...

You can also add these to the list:

Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, AmTrak, No Child Left Behind, and the Fair Housing Act.

I would be more in favor if the government had a good track record with some of these programs, but when you see how horrible these programs are run, you feel like we really can't seem to fix anything. Sad but true

It is in the nature of some people on the libertarian / autistic / engineering spectrum to look at any issue out there and reduce it to trivial financial arithmetic. It's not out of ill will, it's just that this is their entire reality.