Correct, but misleading.
The cause of this serious problem affecting all citizens (except criminal elected, appointed criminals and "public servant" parasites, legalized theft, on a monumental scale, ongoing for a few generations, now.
The best way to see the magnitude and scope of the probem is by way of illustration. What better example than California? The sickest of the sick states, financialy as it affects working citizen taxpayers ("Public employees excluded.)
In California, the following question are never asked, much less clearly answered, sans bullshi* : 1. Why is Prop 13 attacked yearly by the legislature during the budget discussion and debates?
1a. Why are the elected criminals not permanently forced to forfeit they pay permanently for failure to do their job? No entity in the private sector has ever been paid for "pretending" to do their job.
2. Why is there not a mandatory by law, yearly report by the legislature, available on line for the citizens with a detailed (undertandable) accounting on how the vehicle taxes/fees were spent? 3. Why is there not a mandatory by law, yearly report by the legislature, available on line for the citizens with a detailed (understandable) accounting on how the vehicle fuel taxes were spent?
Is it becoming obvious why our highways, roads and streets are in miserable condition?
4. Why is there not a mandatory by law, yearly report by the legislature, available on line for the citizens with a detailed (understandable) accounting on how the revenue for the California lottery is spent?
5. Why is there not a mandatory by law, yearly report by the legislature, available on line for the citizens with a detailed (understandable) accounting on how the tobacco taxes revenue was spent?
6. And as a general statement in future bond issues or taxes that turns out to be permanent the first provision shall be No diversion of these funds to the the State general or emergency funds shall be allowed. No exceptions.
IT'S TIME TO STOP THE LICENSE TO STEAL BY ELECTED AND APPOINTED CRIMINALS!!!
On the national level, why did we never get a detailed accounting of how Obungo's (2009) stimulus $trillion was spent?
IN ANY OTHER CONTEXT THAT WOULD BE STRAIGHT UP THEFT OR FRAUD! CERTAINLY A "HIGH CRIME OR MISDEMEANOR" AGAINST ALL AMERICAN TAX-PAYING CITIZENS.