Posted on 11/17/2023 5:38:29 AM PST by MrRelevant
Lots of mansions in the wealthy zip codes clustered around Washington DC....
Some of the ‘public servants’ even own million dollar beach houses - on annual salaries less than $200,000 a year.
How they do it is a mystery. /s
We have a pretty good idea where 10 % went ...
no government agency could pass an audit.
LOL - yes we do...
As a Captain, for several FYs I was the poor schmuck JAG who had to review all the year-end acquisition contracts. Great fun, and you are correct: an orgy of spending just to keep from getting less money in the next year’s budget for that unit. Ridiculous.
Of course, your ammo problem is what got me qualified on the M16 - as a reserve O6 and a municipal court judge, my chief of police (Navy E9) called me one morning and said, “I got 80 peoples’ worth of ammo and only 40 people. Wanna come blow some rounds?” Worked for me, I may be the only AF JAG with a Navy Expert Rifleman medal...
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