Frugality in the federal government would have come in really handy, but the Obama Administration's mantra has been the old phrase, "You've got to spend money to make money." But spending money you don't have on risky ventures, such as green initiatives, did not pan out (and the Judiciary Report stated it wouldn't from the start).
As it stands, the government is scaring businesses away. Obama has refused to give American corporate giants clemency in bring nearly a trillion dollars back to America, after they went abroad seeking a lower tax rate. As a result, other nations have and continue to richly profit from U.S. companies' funds abroad, as said corporate giants are paying taxes in foreign nations and hiring abroad as well for their *cough* "headquarters."