Re:U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, au...
by DashRattlesnake on Friday August 19, 2016 @02:30PM
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> First, who is getting fired for this and what outsider will be brought in to fix this to keep it from happening again.
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I do not believe the military has ever successfully and accurately completed its accounting in the modern era, so probably not.
It's also not like the military leadership's major concern is accounting practices.
> Second, is a larger question. Why do US citizens tolerate spending a disproportionate amount of their financial resources on their military?
We like and have gotten used to having a military that arguably more powerful than any other in the world. That requires lots of money, but most people big enough policy wonks to understand the degree of waste.
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I do not believe the military has ever successfully and accurately completed its accounting in the modern era, so probably not.
It's also not like the military leadership's major concern is accounting practices.
> Second, is a larger question. Why do US citizens tolerate spending a disproportionate amount of their financial resources on their military?
We like and have gotten used to having a military that arguably more powerful than any other in the world. That requires lots of money, but most people big enough policy wonks to understand the degree of waste.