Sunday, October 6, 2013

Thoughts on Waste, Fraud and Abuse

Recently, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appeared on the CNN program, "State of the Nation". She  assured the American people that austerity has run its course, the budget has been cut to the bone, and there isn’t a penny left to pinch from Uncle Sam’s moth-filled wallet!!

”The cupboard is bare. There’s no more cuts to make, It’s really important that people understand that. We all want to reduce the deficit.”~ NP. 

WOW!!! Yet, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0t3CimZ4cI

She is insane, but really? Nothing can be cut? Let's take a look shall we.

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2013/07/29/good-news-federal-agencies-caught-mailing-millions-of-dollars-in-subsidies-to-dead-farmers-n1651778

 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2343377/I-dont-care-Hidden-camera-catches-wireless-company-employees-passing-Obama-phones-people-say-theyll-sell-drugs-shoes-handbags-spending-cash.html

http://www.humanevents.com/2013/07/23/illinois-rewarded-for-misspending-only-52-million-on-food-stamps/

http://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2013/07/17/irs-gave-14-billion-in-refundable-tax-credits-to-illegals-n1642326?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/07/14/military-spending-millions-to-protect-gophers-while-workers-go-on-furlough/

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/09/16/undocumented-la-county-parents-projected-to-receive-650m-in-welfare-benefits/

http://amac.us/tight-budget-congress-can-save-42-billion-by-eliminating-bad-government-programs

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/06/20/USDA-slashes-care-subsidies

http://washingtonexaminer.com/usaid-gave-pakistani-group-millions-to-create-jobs-got-none/article/2532226

http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2532629

http://www.mrconservative.com/2013/06/19599-obama-spends-20000000-helping-indonesian-kids-get-college-degrees/

http://www.ijreview.com/2013/06/60505-wasteful-spending-5-things-that-will-blow-your-mind/

http://blog.heritage.org/2013/08/20/morning-bell-15-pictures-of-ridiculous-government-spending-guaranteed-to-make-you-mad/

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324063304578525871827319936.html?mod=rss_opinion_main

These links of waste, fraud and abuse are just the tip of the iceberg, yet they are the result of a thirty minute google search. Yet to big government liberals like her and her type, these are all good examples of spending, I must presume. Yup, there’s not one thin dime of waste, fraud, abuse, irresponsible spending, or unconstitutional power left in Washington. So, that means, it's again time for these ridiculous Democrats to  begin yelling about tax increases again. There might not be any more room for spending cuts in the federal budget, but we can always squeeze a few more bucks out of the private sector, right? Right. Because you didn't build that. Or, said another way for us non business owners: You didn't earn that!!

I have been an employee businessman my whole life, and I am darn proud of it. I know efficiency and accountability. Most private-sector cost cutting sessions begin with Manager's saying that they can’t spare a dime from their budgets, too. The difference is that they have to. Competitive pressures compel them to make budget cuts on Friday that seemed impossible on Monday morning.

There are no government program's that yield no results? Poor results? Require review?

It is amazing just how smart our elected officials are then because plans and programs fail all the time in the private sector, We kill the idea, come up with a new one.

But, a government program, what the heck, it's not "our" money after all, let's give it more money, then perhaps it will work. WTF?????

















11/11/11 update:


IRS lost $4 BILLION to identity thieves in 2012 as it targeted the tea party            
The IRS, which is now overseeing Obamacare’s complicated implementation and collecting its tax penalties, sent 343 tax refunds to a single address in Shanghai, and another 655 tax refunds to one in Lithuania, according to CBS News.

Big Government is awesome, isn’t it?




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