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cal04

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Wed Mar 25, 2015, 09:00 PM Mar 2015

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Join us for our weekly tent revival, Truthseekers, and a peek at how government incompetence is further destroying America. It’s not just the secret service.

Wonder where your hard earned tax dollars go? So does the Washington Post. How hard it it to misplace over $100 billion, anyway? Hey – it’s DC, not Baghdad. We know how private contractors ripped us off there.

Read on:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2015/03/06/improper-payments-jumped-125-billion-for-federal-government-last-year/

The federal government lost ground last year in reducing improper payments from programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and tax credits for the working poor, experiencing a nearly 18 percent increase in the costs.

A report this week from the Government Accountability Office said the U.S. government forked over an estimated $124.7 billion to ineligible recipients in 2014, representing the first jump in four years.


Then there’s the $6 billion security fraud issue, as Huffington Post reports:

Imagine you were President, or Speaker of the House, and one day you woke up and discovered that you had an extra $5.8 billion dollars to spend. What would you do with the cash? A new aircraft carrier (or half of one, anyway)? Perhaps a couple of bridges to somewhere or a new highway? A quaint premise, indeed, but not as far-fetched as you might think, considering the amount of money American taxpayers have been losing to taxpayer identity theft.

The Treasury Department was drained of an estimated $5.8 billion in tax refunds by identity thieves filing fraudulent returns during the 2013 tax-filing season. True story, according to the Government Accountability Office, which delivered the bad news earlier this month. The IRS was able to prevent the loss of another $24.2 billion during the same time period.

Earlier this month, the software giant Intuit temporarily suspended electronic filing of all state tax returns following a marked uptick in what appeared to be fraudulent filings. And with major data breaches like Anthem’s recent debacle compromising Americans’ Social Security numbers, identity thieves are getting their hands on all of the pieces of our personally identifying information they need to commit tax identity theft.


And the WaPo also reminds us about recent Pentagon “errors”:

The Pentagon is unable to account for more than $500 million in U.S. military aid given to Yemen, amid fears that the weaponry, aircraft and equipment is at risk of being seized by Iranian-backed rebels or al-Qaeda, according to U.S. officials.

With Yemen in turmoil and its government splintering, the Defense Department has lost its ability to monitor the whereabouts of small arms, ammunition, night-vision goggles, patrol boats, vehicles and other supplies donated by the United States. The situation has grown worse since the United States closed its embassy in Sanaa, the capital, last month and withdrew many of its military advisers.

In recent weeks, members of Congress have held closed-door meetings with U.S. military officials to press for an accounting of the arms and equipment. Pentagon officials have said that they have little information to go on and that there is little they can do at this point to prevent the weapons and gear from falling into the wrong hands.


Ooh – missing money and weapons, double trouble, Truthseekers. And we are striking ISIS targets today . . . where?

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Mandatory Wednesday Malloy Truthseeker Check In! Church Night!! Collection Plate (Original Post) cal04 Mar 2015 OP
Greetings From The Bluegrass State Liberal_Dog Mar 2015 #1
Hi Liberal_Dog! You're 1st cal04 Mar 2015 #3
Hi Liberal_Dog! ralps Mar 2015 #7
O hai shenmue Mar 2015 #2
Hi shenmue cal04 Mar 2015 #4
Hi shenmue Liberal_Dog Mar 2015 #5
Hi shenmue! Hugs. How are you doing? ralps Mar 2015 #9
Pet my dog today shenmue Mar 2015 #13
Cool! ralps Mar 2015 #14
Hi cal04! Hi Everyone! Crook & I are doing good, How are you all doing? & Here's a new Kitteh gif ralps Mar 2015 #6
Hi ralps cal04 Mar 2015 #8
Thanks cal04! ralps Mar 2015 #12
Hi ralps Liberal_Dog Mar 2015 #10
Here's tonight's LOL Kittehs & a photo of Crook ralps Mar 2015 #11
good evening, ralps. thanks for the needed smiles and grins. and thanks niyad Mar 2015 #18
Thanks niyad! & Crook & I say thanks, Hugs & Hi! ralps Mar 2015 #22
good evening, everyone. niyad Mar 2015 #15
Hi niyad cal04 Mar 2015 #16
hi cal04. thanks for the adorable collection of awwww and squee, much- niyad Mar 2015 #20
You're very welcome niyad cal04 Mar 2015 #23
Hi niyad Liberal_Dog Mar 2015 #17
hi liberal dog niyad Mar 2015 #19
Hi niyad! ralps Mar 2015 #21
Kick! ralps Mar 2015 #24
Hi guys spiderpig Mar 2015 #25
Hi spiderpig! Crook & I are doing good. How are you all doing? Hugs ralps Mar 2015 #27
I have Darth & Phyllis, so who can complain? spiderpig Mar 2015 #29
Thanks spiderpig!! ralps Mar 2015 #30
k&r y'all! n/t lordsummerisle Mar 2015 #26
Hi lordsummerisle! Thanks! ralps Mar 2015 #28
Kick! ralps Mar 2015 #31
Kick! ralps Mar 2015 #32
Good Night Everyone, Have a great day tomorrow, Take Care & Keep It Lit!! ralps Mar 2015 #33

ralps

(77,731 posts)
6. Hi cal04! Hi Everyone! Crook & I are doing good, How are you all doing? & Here's a new Kitteh gif
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 09:04 PM
Mar 2015

Thanks for the kittehs!

niyad

(113,302 posts)
18. good evening, ralps. thanks for the needed smiles and grins. and thanks
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 09:28 PM
Mar 2015

for the pic of crook. please give him a big hug from me, and I wish you both a wonderful and peaceful evening.

niyad

(113,302 posts)
20. hi cal04. thanks for the adorable collection of awwww and squee, much-
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 09:29 PM
Mar 2015

needed on this cold and snowy night. how are you doing?

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
29. I have Darth & Phyllis, so who can complain?
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 10:41 PM
Mar 2015

Oh - OK - I can.

Have had bad right knee for 30 years & now it's kicking up like a bahstahd.

Hugs to you & Crook.

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