Why should they worry? It’s not like it was their own money
The practice of gaming the system in order to bill taxpayers for food at lavish conferences was so widespread within the General Services Administration that it became a “running joke” among certain employees, the GSA inspector general testified Tuesday.
Inspector General Brian Miller, who blew the whistle on agency spending with a report on its $820,000 conference in Las Vegas, explained how leaders with the western region of GSA got around the administration’s rule of not having food at conferences. The work-around was simple — just hold an awards ceremony, and food would be provided at taxpayer expense.
“Many times in Region 9, witnesses told us that it became a running joke with the Region 9 regional commissioner that even at staff meetings he would say, ‘We’re going to have a meeting in another location and we’re going to have food so we have to do what?’ And his senior staff is said to have said, ‘Give out awards,'” Miller said.
Fox News earlier reported that the GSA was creating questionable awards so employees could have free food. They even created something called a “Jackass” award.
I’m certainly not surprised. We’ve seen decades of ideological push along the lines of “property is theft”, “no one gets rich on their own” and a host of “positive rights” demands that have lead to such monstrosities as ObamaCare and the straight-faced ruminations that, why yes, the Government does have the right to require you to do anything it decides is in the best interest of all.
An entitlement mentality barely begins to cover it. And it can’t help to but lead to the kind of thievery as evidenced in the GSA scandal. All money belongs to the Government, GSA officials “work” for the Government, so let’s pahhhhhhhhhhhr-tay!
They were probably using money from “Obama’s stash.”
Are we making too much of this “government waste” stuff? CBS- Pragmatic.
You know the Left is losing the argument when the media navel gazing starts.
Don’t mention ‘Obama’s Stash’, Carin. Moochers will come runnin‘.
I’m sure the Jackass Award is the most legit one they gave.
Don’t mention ‘Obama’s Stash’, Carin. Moochers will come runnin‘.
OMG, that is the greatest scam EVER. LOL.
Not only do I admire the folks that thought that up, I feel no ONE wit of sympathy for anyone who fell for it.
Never mind who spent the money: question is, who ended up with it?
ALWAYS “follow the money”.
Hopefully we can give the GSA an “Excellence in Flagrant Fiduciary-Misconduct” award ” The Eff-M award” that comes with some mandatory sabbatical time at one of the government’s concrete retreats…you know, sort of a longer term version of the classic “lock in” format.
I’m thinking maybe five years with good behavior?
” mojo says April 18, 2012 at 9:59 am
Never mind who spent the money: question is, who ended up with it?
ALWAYS “follow the money”. ”
I’m not sure what you mean.
The way I see it, If I spend the office petty cash on Pizza Hut gift cards without asking the office first then Pizza Hit ends up with the money, but I’m the one civilly and criminally liable and on the hook for disciplinary actions related to my assorted policy violations and misconduct. Pizza Hut just thinks someone bought $2500 worth of pizza gift cards. They didn’t do anything wrong.
I assume its the same for a budget line or an office credit card. The spender takes the trip unless the stuff bought can be confiscated and returned.
In your case, pala, the instruction would be “Follow the pizza.”
Every subject’s duty is the king’s, but every subject’s soul is his own.
Because, y’know, Vegas has no history of rake-offs to powerful people.
In Chicago, no less.