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Re: Noone would be outraged about Elon and his boys... damookster Send a noteboard - 06/02/2025 03:24:23 PM

2.7 trillion. There were 236 billion in "improper payments," in fiscal 2023 alone!


Yes, those numbers are bad. But it is a reasonable position to be outraged that laws are being flaunted and federal employees sacked for attempting to follow the law, such as only allowing access to people cleared for it by someone with authority to do so, instead of the head of an advisory board.

I agree the level of access is problematic. But Congress granting this sort of audit power is realistically never going to happen. There are too many feeding off the government tit. As it has been, so it will always be.

Mook

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Help me understand.... plus EDIT damookster - 05/02/2025 04:14:49 PM 428 Views
I don't have any outrage aerocontrols - 05/02/2025 07:39:05 PM 329 Views
Re: I don't have any outrage damookster - 05/02/2025 07:51:32 PM 290 Views
That report is rather interesting... Legolas - 05/02/2025 10:17:58 PM 307 Views
Re: That report is rather interesting... damookster - 06/02/2025 12:36:24 AM 311 Views
How do you conclude that nothing has been done? Legolas - 06/02/2025 04:34:52 PM 431 Views
Re: How do you conclude that nothing has been done? damookster - 06/02/2025 05:09:31 PM 303 Views
The condoms story is fake - and quite unrelated to the improper payments issue anyway. Legolas - 05/02/2025 10:42:13 PM 340 Views
Noone would be outraged about Elon and his boys... Floffe - 06/02/2025 05:10:47 AM 501 Views
This, exactly. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/02/2025 07:26:12 AM 185 Views
Re: Noone would be outraged about Elon and his boys... damookster - 06/02/2025 03:24:23 PM 310 Views
None of those alleged savants have any clearance for what they are accessing. Ghavrel - 06/02/2025 07:25:47 AM 319 Views
Re: None of those alleged savants have any clearance for what they are accessing. damookster - 06/02/2025 03:19:54 PM 305 Views
I'd take "voting in new Congress members" over "give database access to 19-year-old 'Big Balls.'" Ghavrel - 07/02/2025 10:14:02 AM 310 Views
I'd take "voting in new Congress members" over "give database access to 19-year-old 'Big Balls.'" damookster - 07/02/2025 02:51:17 PM 283 Views
You're arguing that the ends justify the means (even if it's illegal)? Floffe - 08/02/2025 02:08:16 AM 474 Views
Re: You're arguing that the ends justify the means (even if it's illegal)? damookster - 08/02/2025 02:20:16 PM 323 Views
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