Problem is, unlike a business, government can't go out of business, and therefore there is no check against government making bad decisions, and thus we see all kinds of pet projects justified by a whim.  And who picks up the tab when the project comes up a loser?  The taxpayer.  Unlike a business, government employees don't pay for the projects they want.  It's a no-lose situation for the government.  This is exactly why a business should not be funded by crony capitalism.  Let the person put up his own money, and if it fails, he loses his money.  

South Waterfront, the tram, silicon forest, OMSI, streetcar manufacturers, convention centers -- the list of losers goes on and on and on.  Stop the nonsense,  Close down the PDC.  Get the city council members SimCity if they have an urge to build a city.  Leave me out of it.