Rumsfeld Admits 2.3 Trillion Missing on 09/10/01
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Stumble ThisInteresting little story from CBS News. This was reported in 2002.
The article is still available, here.
"$2.3 trillion — that's $8,000 for every man, woman and child in America. To understand how the Pentagon can lose track of trillions, consider the case of one military accountant who tried to find out what happened to a mere $300 million."
The article is still available, here.
"$2.3 trillion — that's $8,000 for every man, woman and child in America. To understand how the Pentagon can lose track of trillions, consider the case of one military accountant who tried to find out what happened to a mere $300 million."
The sick reality is the American majority doesn't care about fiscally responsible government, they'd rather watch The Game. They've already decided they are powerless, and so they are.
The only force for accountability in Washington is the General Accounting Office which is kept weak, understaffed and powerless to effect change; they can't even take action unless they're "called in" to do an audit.
Politicians sure don't want budget accountability, they need the "extra, missing" monies for vote-buying and pet projects.
It's a national disgrace.
If you want to get involved, start here:
http://www.cagw.org/site/PageServer
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is a private, non-partisan, non-profit organization representing more than one million members and supporters nationwide.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Citizens_Against_Government_Waste
What this video is most asking for is accountability, period. What CAGW asks for amount to policy changes that influnce business policy. Accountability simply says show me where the money already allocated is being spent. Policy changes affecting business means redirecting moneys and spending.
I remain unconvinced that CAGW doen't have ulterior motives. If only based on their funding sources.
Regardless of my feeling about CAGW, this video highlights a very real problem.
Well, guess what they did in Afghanistan and Iraq??