100%. That's why it's so difficult to stop government funding for NPR & PBS even though the original reason for those things no longer exists. The government expanded benefits because of Covid and now they're permanent. Small rural post offices can't be closed. And yes it's both parties. Both parties get campaign contributions from businesses/organizations who want government sponsorship.
Also consider that every organization wants to grow. I know this sounds cynical but how many times have you seen a charity advertise that "The need has never been greater"? When have organizations that support education, healthcare, agriculture, foreign aid, etc ever said "We have all the money we need"? Funding for these things grows from 100 to 200 to 300 then somebody proposes cutting it back to 250 only to get accused of not caring about kids, poor, seniors, etc.
It's almost impossible to get elected by promising to take things away. That's why we need a balanced budget amendment.
