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40hz:
I wouldn't be surprised if the bulk of it was used in various "black op" programs and they just got a little sloppy with their bookkeeping entries. Either that, or it went to programs with such a high degree of secrecy attached that they don't do any bookkeeping at all for them. (No joke. There are classified government programs for which no records are kept.)

And even excluding all the weird Area-51 type stuff, there's still the situation of not everything on the government's books actually getting put on their books.



Look how many years there were hundreds of billions spent on the War on Terror that never appeared on The Budget of the United States. It was all handled "off book" and by direct executive order. I seem to recall hearing that could easily account for a few trillion in additional debt should they ever decide to "recognize" and "record" it in the formal accounting sense.

Crime pays - and our governments love it.

Funny business to be sure. But with Washington operating the way it has since Regan took office, it's become "business as usual."

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40hz:
Are there any lip readers that can tell us what was being whispered in her ear during that tap dance?
-Stoic Joker (December 13, 2010, 06:46 AM)
--- End quote ---

"Hey! Wrap it up and let's get outta here. There will be a car to take us to the airport. Be outside in five minutes."

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tomos:
Well here's a more up-to-date one 30th Nov. 2010 
Senator Sanders: This Economy's Winners and Losers

in 2007

* 1% of US population earn 23% of all income
* 50% of US population earn 15% of all income (see link below)


with some backup checking of sources here:
Bernie Sanders, in viral speech, says top 1 percent earn more than 23 percent of U.S. income (politifact.com)

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