BREAKING: The Pentagon has failed its 7th annual audit in a row, unable to account for its $824 billion budget.

Meanwhile, the IRS has warned Americans that they must report payments over $600 on Venmo, PayPal Cash App and Zelle, starting in 2025.

Hypocrisy much? Thoughts?

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I just heard about this. How does the biggest government agency keep failing their audits? Not being able to account for like $25 would get most of us fired at our jobs but the Pentagon can simple misplace over $824 billion dollars and it is just another day for them? pff

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No accountability at all. So unfortunate

These anecdotes about the Pentagon audit seem to have a lot of traction. And it's the same basic story, really, that's been going on for decades, back to Senator Proxmire and the Golden Fleece Awards. Congress could do a lot to change the situation, but lobbyists wouldn't stand for it, so there you have it. The demagogues pushing this stuff now will make a lot of noise and not much will change.

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Unfortunately very sad stuff

everyones just going to split their payments into multiple doses of 599 lol

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What. On. Earth.

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I know right!

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