The Unaccounted For $619 Billion...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth $619 billion in greenbacks missing from the federal budget. That is to say just how the $619 billion, covering 320 federal programs was spent is a mystery. There apparently exists no accounting of the $619 billion. Although this is a major issue, or at the very least it should be considered as such, does the fact it happened really surprise anyone? WASHINGTON — A government website intended to make federal spending more transparent was missing at least $619 billion from 302 federal programs, a government audit has found. And the data that does exist is wildly inaccurate, according to the Government Accountability Office, which looked at 2012 spending data. Only 2% to 7% of spending data on USASpending.gov is "fully consistent with agencies' records," according to the report. Among the data missing from the 6-year-old federal website: • The Department of Health and Human Services failed to report nearl...