Well, it's obviously time to end THIS Government welfare program.
WHY would any agency need more than 1 card per employee?
Here you see a problem inherent in 'big government'... people use the fact that it's so big and hard to keep tracl of to get away with things they couldn't get away with if it was small enough to be closely monitored.
I'm hoping that they'll track these debts back to the cardholders and make them pay for it or fire them, but I'm not holding my breath. These folks are well-protected by the same system they have set up.
Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
quote:if it was small enough to be closely monitored.
So ... what, now you're against a big military?
Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
I'm against a 'bloated' military. I believe our military emphasis should be on a "leaner, meaner" 'special-forces' type fast-response/high impact ready-to-fight high-tech military. We can, and should, spend our money more efficiently, and we should look closely into cost overruns to see where people are padding expenses.
I'm also against a 'disembowled' military, with poorly-paid soldiers, and potentially useful r&d programs scuttled by false budgetary constraints.
Also, the government and the military aren't the same. The government needs more closely monitored than the military does (here, at least).
[ August 16, 2001: Message edited by: First of Two ]
Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
quote:AP reported last month that 1.8 million credit cards used by Pentagon employees wracked up nearly $9 billion in debt in 2000. One bank alone was forced to write off $58 million in fraudulent or abusive purchases by military personnel.
Might just be me, but it sounds like the military employees' spending habits are just as bad as that of the civilian employees.
Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
No doubt in my mind that the people who fraudulently used their credit cards should be severely punished.
Heinlein's military would've had 'em whipped, but that's as may be.
Posted by Jernau Morat Gurgeh (Member # 318) on :
Heinlein...... I'm reading a book about revolution called "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinlein, is it the same guy?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Usually, when someone just refers to "Heinlein", especially in a sci-fi-geared setting, it's a good bet they're talking about the famous sci-fi writer Robert A. Heinlein...
