• tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    I doubt the military budget is properly spent. The joke about the $10,000 toilet seat isn’t a joke. Proper spending, accountability, and audits mean less wasted money, and that means more money to spend on other projects.

    (2018) Following requests for an investigation from Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Air Force has clarified that it is no longer spending $10,000 for a toilet seat cover used on military planes. Instead, according to Air Force officials, 3-D printing now allows the Air Force to produce the spare part for just $300.

    There’s a lot of this type of thing going on. Just wasted money. Who set up that contract, and what is their relationship to the supplier. I’m sure we will find lots of kickbacks, corruption, and nepotism.