Bribery, conflicts of interest, etc are IMO similar. We don't let a manager give a family member a juicy contract without some oversight, and these corrupt budg

Bribery, conflicts of interest, etc are IMO similar. We don't let a manager give a family member a juicy contract without some oversight, and these corrupt budget games should be treated in a similar way. Everyone knows it's rampant, damaging, and totally ignored. Using up money before it "goes away" and padding budgets should be expressly forbidden. Yes it's sometimes impossible to prove if it's happening, but you can say it's a standard and tell people to follow it, and catch blatant cases. Plenty of rules and standards are hard to prove.