CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
IF SOMEONE PERPETRATED FRAUD ON YOU OR YOUR BUSINESS YOU WOULD LIKELY BE VERY UPSET; SO UPSET YOU MIGHT TAKE LEGAL ACTION AND WOULD BE FULLY JUSTIFIED IN DOING SO.
YOU WOULD NOT BE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, HOWEVER, WHICH NOT ONLY CONTINUES TO WASTE AND MISSPEND THE MONEY WE ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THEM, BUT ALSO FAILS TO RECOVER FRAUD WHICH OCCURS MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE KNOW.
DID YOU KNOW THAT DURING THE PANDEMIC FRAUDSTERS STOLE AS MUCH AS $135 BILLION IN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS? THIS ACCORDING TO THE MISNAMED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE. DID THAT SINK-IN? $135 BILLION IN FRAUD!
LESS THAN $7 BILLION OF THAT $135 BILLION HAS BEEN RECOVERED. IN ADDITION, THE GAO HAS IDENTIFIED ANOTHER $50.5 BILLION IN OVERPAYMENTS IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM THAT WERE MADE BECAUSE OF OTHER ERRORS. JUST $5.6 BILLION OF THAT HAS BEEN RECOVERED.
REMEMBER THIS WHEN LIBERAL POLITICIANS AND EVEN SOME REPUBLICANS WANT TO SPEND MORE AND TAX US MORE. IT IS AN OUTRAGE. I’M CAL THOMAS.
