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Big companies do have a lot of waste, because any large, unwieldy bureacracy will have waste. Still, the large companies do cut that waste when money becomes a problem.

Governments do the opposite. They actually cut meat instead of fat to extort more money from the taxpayers. There has never been a budget cut in history that didn't cause an outcry. This is by design.

For example, when Mitch Daniels cut education spending in Indiana, most school districts laid off teachers despite being top heavy with administrators. Other states START by closing parks and libraries, because they want taxpayers to feel pain.