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They’re downvoted because there’s no evidence of corruption. Their assumption is based on false information. > There are invoices like $500 a piece for a fast
by mulmen 2y ago
They’re downvoted because there’s no evidence of corruption. Their assumption is based on false information.
> There are invoices like $500 a piece for a fastener.
Please provide an example of this fantastic claim including the accounting methodology.
The example that comes to my mind is the $10,000.00 toilet seat. That turns out to have been three toilet seats for the C-5 that had to be custom made because they were no longer available. They are now 3-D printed for $300.00. These numbers don’t explain what was involved in making the $10,000.00 one, how it was installed, or how long it lasts.
https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/07/11/air-force-no-longer-spending-10000-toilet-seats-officials-say.html https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/07/11/air-force-no...
- moralestapia 2y ago*yawn* and here they are ... like flies to a pile of garbage ... Here's a few of them, https://www.dodig.mil/In-the-Spotlight/Article/3948604/press-release-audit-of-c-17-spare-parts-pricing-report-no-dodig-2025-009/ https://www.dodig.mil/In-the-Spotlight/Article/3948604/press... https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/10/30/air-force-overcharged-7943-c-17-hand-soap-dispensers-watchdog-finds.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/10/30/air-force-ove... https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/04/27/pentagon-overspends-16-million-electric-breast-pumps-ig-report.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/04/27/pentagon-over... There's even this HN comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42410606 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42410606 This was a 5 minute Google Search, I can guarantee there's much more overspending going on. Oh wait ... yeah, why would one believe me if I haven't performed a detailed audit of all US Govervement expenses and published it to support my claim? Oh no, you got me this time ;).
- mulmen 2y agoI’m not asking for a full audit of all expenses. I’m just asking where you got the $500.00 fastener number. Wasteful military spending is one of those things people “just know” but the reality is often more complex than a headline.
- moralestapia 2y agoRead, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literal_and_figurative_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literal_and_figurative_languag... Or at least live to your own standard, >turns out to have been three toilet seats Where's that info? >that had to be custom made Where's that info? >because they were no longer available Where's that info? >These numbers don’t explain what was involved [...] Where's the explanation behind them? What is the "accounting methodology" that was used? Anyone could play that game and keep the conversation stalled indefinitely.
- mulmen 2y agoSorry, posted the wrong link earlier: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-air-forces-10000-toilet-cover/2018/07/14/c33d325a-85df-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-... It’s not about stalling the conversation. It’s about forming opinions based on actual facts.