There are many layers of bureaucracy, and every dollar unaccounted for in every layer counts towards the total. The headline number is much bigger than the numb

There are many layers of bureaucracy, and every dollar unaccounted for in every layer counts towards the total. The headline number is much bigger than the number of actual tax dollars spent, but the larger number is indicative of the bogus bookkeeping done throughout gov't agencies: 21 trillion in accumulated errors.