Almost 50% of private business start-ups fail and that is mostly small businesses. Then there is large enterprises like K-Mart that is going under. Shopping Malls are built and 20 years later they are ghost towns. Whether private or government failures do occur. How many private satellites launched over the years have exploded costing the company millions, (computer glitches)? You can't advance unless you try but private enterprise is often out for the quick buck in building... strip malls but don't take responsibility when they fail and leave neighborhoods in distress. Light Rail is a good concept and it's hard to determine ridership where some are doing great and others have a slow start. The US public has been demanding better healthcare concepts for decades and the ACA or a comparable plan would be happening sooner than later. It wasn't the slam dunk some had hoped for but it also isn't a failure as some keep flaunting. Tweak the bad parts and get the program fully operational.