What are some examples of very expensive pieces of legislation in history and were they successful?

I read that the healthcare bill is one of the most expensive pieces of legislation in our history, but specifically, does anybody know any really expensive bills that were passed in our nation's history, and were they successful?|||Successful for whom the American people or the government?





Every piece of legislation the government passes is to rape and pilferage the American people. So ALL legislation is successful at soaking the working man out of his hard earned dollar!





I can't think of ONE that is run properly and not managed poorly.