Big Government--Bigger Waste

Anyone who believes that the government can run things well should read the following article. We especially like the following quote:

"It bothers me the [National Security Agency] can tell me how many times Aunt Margaret called Aunt Matilda, but I can't get an audit from the Defense Department," said Rep. Stephen Lynch, the Massachusetts Democrat, according to The Times.

We believe in a strong defense, however, that department should not be immune to an audit as should all other parts of the government including the White House! We suspect that if a real audit was done of the entire government the estimate would be wrong by a factor of ten, meaning that at least one trillion dollars is wasted every year. Just wait until ObamaCrapCare becomes fully functional and our estimate will be significantly low!

Conservative Tom

GAO: $100 Billion Wasted on Bogus Federal Payouts Annually

Thursday, 11 Jul 2013 01:15 PM

By Melanie Batley

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The Government Accountability Office says the federal bureaucracy wasted more than $100 billion on bogus payments last year, partially because it doesn't keep track of its spending programs.

Testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro said the only way to get government spending under control would be to have the Obama administration show more leadership and for Congress to do more oversight, The Washington Times reported. 

"Imagine beginning every month not knowing what money you have and not being able to track how much you've spent," said committee Chairman Darrell Issa, a California Republican, according to The Times. "Yet year after year, that's where the federal government operates."


Dodaro pointed in particular to the Defense Department which receives more than half of the government's discretionary spending. The GAO says the military is so disorganized it does not know how many people it's paying or whether soldiers and other personnel are getting the correct salaries.

Nevertheless, the Defense Department has not been audited for 20 years, and was not included in the estimated $100 billion of government waste.

"It bothers me the [National Security Agency] can tell me how many times Aunt Margaret called Aunt Matilda, but I can't get an audit from the Defense Department," said Rep. Stephen Lynch, the Massachusetts Democrat, according to The Times.

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