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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by notatoad on Monday October 07, 2019 @12:47PM (#21182977)
If they were going to fly a plane into the pentagon to cover up 2.3T in missing funds, why would they bother to announce the shortfall beforehand?

You don't orchestrate an elaborate cover-up, and also publicly announce the thing you're trying to cover up.

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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by mattmaroon on Monday October 07, 2019 @01:27PM (#21183528)
Because that's, like, what they want you to think man. :)
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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by Amygaz on Monday October 07, 2019 @02:40PM (#21184432)
Rofl! I needed that today. Thanks!
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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by Consultant32452 on Monday October 07, 2019 @01:44PM (#21183746)
I don't buy into this particular conspiracy theory, but the answer to your question is really simple. Try to imagine the US government as a mob. "Helpful" services it runs are like fronts. So when the government builds a library, it's like the mob running a garbage collection company. The helpful services are fronts for complex murderous organizations with many factions. Once you see it that way, it's easy to see why one faction might tattle or fight against another faction within the mob, even though they are still all kind of in on the game together.
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