And here in lies the danger of lobbyists and pandering politicians. "Temporary" government programs are created, people get jobs in those temporary programs, and they usually serve to some special interests... interests. So, the beneficiaries of those programs lobby to not only keep it, but increase it, and the people working in the programs want to keep their jobs (and hopefully, in their eyes, an expanded role), and finally, the politicians are always on the lookout for more voters to pander to.