You dont have a clue what you are talking about. Using your logic, no bid contracts dont matter, since all you have to do is raise taxes to pay for it. The non bidder could ream the customer and just give everyone a raise to make it look reasonable.

We are not talking about a business. We are talking about the govt, that generally speaking does not provide value for its fees, fines and taxes. The roads make travel more efficient. People get more done, but the govt took the money from everyone to make the roads. The govt was nothing more than the middle man, who employees friends of the administration, at usually high wages and benefits. WE paid for the roads and a few select people who built the roads were paid handsomely, through the benefit of the Davis Bacon act, which was designed to protect the unions. None union shops would have to pay the same wages, so they would not undercut the cost of union shops.

Essentially what you are enabling govt to do, is to give away the farm to Paul, while continually asking Peter to pay more taxes. At some point, Peter cannot pass on those taxes to his customers and his business fails. If you keep raising the percentage of taxes, business must either raise prices or cut other expenses, namely benefits and wages.

And then people like you complain about jobs going overseas.
If no one died in these wars, they would still be a waste of money, since we have not won and defeated the enemy.
Running up the debt was wrong. Electing someone who ran up the debt twice as fast as the prior president is also wrong.
I dont know if you work, so lets assume you own the business. Your manager goes out and buys a new Yacht. He comes back in and says boss, I need a raise to pay for my new Yacht. Thats what politicians do.