oh gosh darn it whoopsie doodle looks like there was a spill at the money factory
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-weapons-surplus-funding-72eeb6119439146f1939d5b1973a44ef
What fucking bullshit.
The Pentagon announced Tuesday that the accounting error revealed last month was significantly more than previously stated and aid provided to Ukraine was overvalued by $6.2 billion rather than $3 billion.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/20/politics/pentagon-ukraine-accounting-error/index.html
First it was 3 billion and now it's 6 billion? And barely anyone will bat a fucking eye. But by God, if there even the smallest amount of welfare fraud we've just got to cut all funding for it.
But by God, if there even the smallest amount of welfare fraud we've just got to cut all funding for it.
those greedy single mothers are stealing from the starving defense contractors
how do you accidentally spend $3 billion extra dollars. Yeah I went to the store to pick up milk and accidentally bought the entire chain of stores
The Pentagon has never passed an audit.
Also, in 2001 the offices in the Pentagon that were doing an audit were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks. Isn't that weird?
Also, in 2001 the offices in the Pentagon that were doing an audit were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks. Isn't that weird?
it's a weird coincidence. nothing more. 🙈 🙉 🙊
aw jeez we did a widdle fucko boingo sorry we accidentally are giving some extra more money to the nazis we said we weren't gonna give more money to, oopsieeeee
I swear I made this joke a couple of months ago. Because this isn't the first time a bank error goes in favor of
Muricans: We'll never let the gubmint screw us over, FREEEEDOOOOM
Also Muricans: Yes Sir Mr Gubmint, sorry for being an inconvenience Sir, I'll shut up now
the department now has additional money in its coffers to use to support Ukraine
Could someone ELI5 how this accounting works? They gave Ukraine extra which means the department now has extra?
As near I understand it, the materiel we supplied to Ukraine was valued $6.2bn higher than it should have been. I guess because materiel wasn't directly bought for Ukraine, but taken from what the US has. Whether this revaluation has any relation to the actual cost of making and acquiring this stuff is of course opaque.
ah this accounting works because the government will just find a way to pay for the pentagons making money up in their budget.
"I mean, I'm sorry, but who even looks at significant digits that low?!"
genuine question, I haven't been up to date with the Ohio crash. Did the government offer them any compensation? Flint? What about the states struck by tornadoes and hurricanes or wildfires?
We accidentally mixed up the money factory with the nazi factory!!
ATM in Australia our political classes are haggling over 2B AUD because enough of the "labor" party do not think homelessness is worth solving.
