Wasn't some leftwing clown just saying how good he feels about his tax dollars go to work?
And how does he rationalize the waste? "With something so big, there is going to be waste".... lmfao
Oddly enough, below are the reasons the government itself turned Thomas Sowell into a conservative from a leftwing Marxist.... Only if all leftwingers were that smart....
https://stream.org/15-ways-the-government-wastes-your-tax-dollars/
Corruption
The U.S. Postal Office (USPS) Inspector General recently found that 97 postal workers received overtime pay during the 2016 elections while others campaigned for candidates. USPS officials told Congress they will stop this possibly illegal practice.
A February investigation of an agency within the Department of Energy claimed millions in fraudulent payments on ammunition, sporting goods and more. The Western Area Power Administration disputed the amount.
A 2012 General Services Administration trip to Las Vegas cost more than $800,000. The official who ran the trip was convicted on several charges.
The Defense Department is full of corruption. In 2014, the Army lied to Congress about a fraud-ridden program.The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon hid $125 billion in savings. And a 2011 report from Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) found companies involved with or guilty of fraud received over one trillion dollars in defense contracts. Almost $400 billion was issued after findings of guilt.
Medicare and Medicaid fraud totals $98 billion annually, two experts determined. In July, a Miami doctor pled guilty to $4.8 million in fraud. Additionally, Congress has done little to stop organized crime’s involvement in Medicare.
Finally, unethical federal employees can receive sizable retirement packages. Former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York receives a pension worth more than $46,000 each year, plus $216,000 in investments. That’s after being run out of Congress for sharing lewd photos of himself with the world. (Talk about obscene government spending.) Remember former IRS honcho Lois Lerner? Her department deliberately targeted Tea Party and pro-life groups. She took the Fifth when forced to testify before Congress. Lerner could take four million of your tax dollars in retirement money.
Incompetence
Part of Congress’ job is to ensure money goes where it is assigned. However, many programs and agencies lack accountability.
For example, the Pentagon has never been audited. The Marines’ 2012 audit was deficient. And in July, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced a fake federal agency it had set up easily obtained $1.2 million in military hardware.
Overall, the government officially lost $144 billion to improper payments in 2016. As I wrote last week, this comes from an analysis of just 80 percent of the budget.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) publishes annual reports on tens of billions of dollars in duplicated spending. On the positive side, GAO recently reported that the Pentagon is improving some programs. It also said there is greater efficiency in some child education programs.
Spend Smarter
Sometimes politicians request more money even when unused funds are already available. Last year, the Obama administration asked for $1.9 billion to stop the Zika virus. This request ignored nearly $400 million in unused money.
A 2012 Coburn report analyzed $70 billion in unused funds. Coburn said that was 10 percent of the estimated total.
To their credit, House and Senate subcommittees want a nutritional program to spend $600 million and $800 million, respectively, in unused funds before receiving new dollars.
And how does he rationalize the waste? "With something so big, there is going to be waste".... lmfao
Oddly enough, below are the reasons the government itself turned Thomas Sowell into a conservative from a leftwing Marxist.... Only if all leftwingers were that smart....
https://stream.org/15-ways-the-government-wastes-your-tax-dollars/
Corruption
The U.S. Postal Office (USPS) Inspector General recently found that 97 postal workers received overtime pay during the 2016 elections while others campaigned for candidates. USPS officials told Congress they will stop this possibly illegal practice.
A February investigation of an agency within the Department of Energy claimed millions in fraudulent payments on ammunition, sporting goods and more. The Western Area Power Administration disputed the amount.
A 2012 General Services Administration trip to Las Vegas cost more than $800,000. The official who ran the trip was convicted on several charges.
The Defense Department is full of corruption. In 2014, the Army lied to Congress about a fraud-ridden program.The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon hid $125 billion in savings. And a 2011 report from Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) found companies involved with or guilty of fraud received over one trillion dollars in defense contracts. Almost $400 billion was issued after findings of guilt.
Medicare and Medicaid fraud totals $98 billion annually, two experts determined. In July, a Miami doctor pled guilty to $4.8 million in fraud. Additionally, Congress has done little to stop organized crime’s involvement in Medicare.
Finally, unethical federal employees can receive sizable retirement packages. Former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York receives a pension worth more than $46,000 each year, plus $216,000 in investments. That’s after being run out of Congress for sharing lewd photos of himself with the world. (Talk about obscene government spending.) Remember former IRS honcho Lois Lerner? Her department deliberately targeted Tea Party and pro-life groups. She took the Fifth when forced to testify before Congress. Lerner could take four million of your tax dollars in retirement money.
Incompetence
Part of Congress’ job is to ensure money goes where it is assigned. However, many programs and agencies lack accountability.
For example, the Pentagon has never been audited. The Marines’ 2012 audit was deficient. And in July, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced a fake federal agency it had set up easily obtained $1.2 million in military hardware.
Overall, the government officially lost $144 billion to improper payments in 2016. As I wrote last week, this comes from an analysis of just 80 percent of the budget.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) publishes annual reports on tens of billions of dollars in duplicated spending. On the positive side, GAO recently reported that the Pentagon is improving some programs. It also said there is greater efficiency in some child education programs.
Spend Smarter
Sometimes politicians request more money even when unused funds are already available. Last year, the Obama administration asked for $1.9 billion to stop the Zika virus. This request ignored nearly $400 million in unused money.
A 2012 Coburn report analyzed $70 billion in unused funds. Coburn said that was 10 percent of the estimated total.
To their credit, House and Senate subcommittees want a nutritional program to spend $600 million and $800 million, respectively, in unused funds before receiving new dollars.
