[kaehurowing]

The whole Federal government is getting increasingly bad with math, I notice, whether it’s dollars or statistics.

[Cyber Liberty]

It’s just another example of how goalposts get moved with this bunch.

[Oatka]

The whole Federal government is getting increasingly bad with math, I notice, whether it’s dollars or statistics.

BLM and the FS typically spend far more managing their grazing programs than they collect in grazing fees.

For example, the GAO determined that in FY2004, the agencies spent about $132.5 million on grazing management, comprised of $58.3 million for the BLM and $74.2 million for the FS.

These figures include expenditures for direct costs, such as managing permits, as well as indirect costs, such as personnel. The agencies collected $17.5 million, comprised of $11.8 million in BLM receipts and $5.7 million in FS receipts."

So, like the old joke goes, they lose money at a 3:1 rate - but make it up in volume.