Posted on 02/08/2025 6:58:20 PM PST by RandFan
@elonmusk
To be clear, what the @DOGE team and @USTreasury have jointly agreed makes sense is the following:
- Require that all outgoing government payments have a payment categorization code, which is necessary in order to pass financial audits. This is frequently left blank, making audits almost impossible.
- All payments must also include a rationale for the payment in the comment field, which is currently left blank. Importantly, we are not yet applying ANY judgment to this rationale, but simply requiring that SOME attempt be made to explain the payment more than NOTHING!
- The DO-NOT-PAY list of entities known to be fraudulent or people who are dead or are probable fronts for terrorist organizations or do not match Congressional appropriations must actually be implemented and not ignored. Also, it can currently take up to a year to get on this list, which is far too long. This list should be updated at least weekly, if not daily.
The above super obvious and necessary changes are being implemented by existing, long-time career government employees, not anyone from @DOGE . It is ridiculous that these changes didn’t exist already!
Yesterday, I was told that there are currently over $100B/year of entitlements payments to individuals with no SSN or even a temporary ID number. If accurate, this is extremely suspicious.
When I asked if anyone at Treasury had a rough guess for what percentage of that number is unequivocal and obvious fraud, the consensus in the room was about half, so $50B/year or $1B/week!!
This is utterly insane and must be addressed immediately.
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A roadside fruit stand is better managed than most entities.
I have no idea how the ominous federal government operates, but if it is anything like the way the big 3 automakers used to operate they would go way past 100 days and if a supplier complained they'd just threaten or actually go find another.
:). right. the cashier usually has a vested interest in the produce.
Absolutely. Audit them! Massive scams
Bookmark
“..but in fact, the system REQUIRES it of me.”
That’s because you are dealing with real money!
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Years ago I worked for a firm that did lots of government work. I had some very low billable hours (on other projects) and my boss told me I could charge the rest of my hours to his government project.
“But I didn’t work on it, and that would be wrong.”
“Well, not really. We are already going to get the money in the contract as it is lump sum. But it will just look better if we have hours charged to it.”
“Sorry - I’m not going to do that.”
“Well - it will make you look better too. With your low billable hours that doesn’t look good when layoffs come around or raises.”
“I guess I can worry about that later. No.”
A few months later he requested the same thing.
I tossed my time sheet on his desk. “We’ve already had this conversation.”
A few years after I had left them they got in trouble by the government for overcharging and faking their numbers. Only the government can waste tax-payer money - not government contractors.
Time for Marshal Law
Who’s that?
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I’ll take a shot. Is it Marshal Dillon’s brother?
Me too!
I had not thought about a lot of what you wrote.
Thankks
I wont have kids either. It can be done at 56 but it won’t be!! :)
I thought I would have 5 or 6, bro.
Life got in the way.
What YOU are doing a great thing.
Lots of people pop out kids...I see thousands of them on the true crime court cases on youtube.
They may as well have been born in prison or rehab...or the grave...never have/had a chance. It’s heartbreaking.
And even the middle class kids that look like life is all sunshine and rainbows..no one ever knows what goes on behind closed doors.
I KNOW you are making a difference in young lives..
Real men aren’t necessarily the ones that reproduce. that’s the VERY EASY part.
A real man is a man who cares about helping out fathers who need a hand or BEING that father figure to a kid who has none.
Gid Bless You.
I lost my pop when I was 14...I know what I speak of when I say there’s a HUGE NEED for father figures out there.
But you know that already from the work you do.
Have a great one!!
Elon Musk: “ This is utterly insane and must be addressed immediately.”
<><>there are currently over $100B/year tax dollar “entitlements payouts” by Treasury
<><>these are shocking payments to individuals with no SSN or even a temporary ID number.
<><>Treasury had a rough guess that the number is unequivocal and obvious fraud,
<><>the Treasury consensus was about half-——$50B/year or $1B/week was entitlement fraud.
Yeah, if codes and explanations are not included so audits are difficult, the payment should be withheld until things are properly filled in and explained.
That is what accountability looks like.
Ask yourself, if I left out information in the 1040 tax form, and showed a tax refund, would the IRS send me a payment anyway? No they wouldn’t. Why should this be different?
Haven’t even scratched the surface. How do people think our politician class (especially democrats) have gotten so wealthy?
our government has failed basic bookkeeping 101
Make sure that all the Jews know that Biden and Obama paid for the cement for the Hamas tunnels. $390 paid directly to the cement company from USAID.
“our government has failed basic bookkeeping 101”
The same government that charged Trump with 34 felonies for calling attorney’s fees as “Legal Expenses” in his personal accounting.
“This is utterly insane and must be addressed immediately”
Amen brother make heads roll examples must be made aka prevention program.
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