To: PieterCasparzen
Yes, money is fungible. So the question is pointless. Someone can “profit” off of his per diem by spending $20 on food where he’s allowed $35. That money is his to keep.
Now that it’s his money, whether he puts it in the bank or spends it on hookers, it’s still his money.
To: SoothingDave
Yes, money is fungible. So the question is pointless. Someone can profit off of his per diem by spending $20 on food where hes allowed $35. That money is his to keep.
Now that its his money, whether he puts it in the bank or spends it on hookers, its still his money.
Right, technically, there's no problem from an IRS code point of view, though there probably are some Secret Service rules broken. I'm just thinking that politically, a Congressional committee would add this to the list of expense account frauds they could rake some of these guys over the coals for if they did the old "fast-food/eat cheap and spend my per diem on something else" game. Though it's technically not fraud, at that point it becomes a "hooker per diem". If they had bought a few nice cigars, no one would have really cared.
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04/22/2012 1:53:17 PM PDT by
PieterCasparzen
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