WOTC - Spending on infrastructure

I asked this question in the Wisdom of the Crowd:

Why is the government spending too much on infrastructure?

Here are the responses: (49 Votes)

39 % - There is corruption somewhere.
31 % - The officials are incompetent.
12 % - They set high specification 
12 % - They favor cronies.
6 % - The tender prices are acceptable.

See the pie chart at: 
http://www.wisdomofthecrowd.sg/chart.aspx?ID=785