Government programs have become one big fraud-fest

How much of America’s $30.7 trillion national debt is a result of fraud? A lot, and it’s growing exponentially.

Eliminating “waste, fraud and abuse” is a standard political campaign mantra. It almost never happens. And while the problem has grown worse over the years, federal COVID-19 relief and the Biden administration have goosed the surge.

Here’s how New York Times reporter David A. Fahrnethold began a recent news article, “In the midst of the pandemic, the govern...

Government programs have become one big fraud-fest

How much of America’s $30.7 trillion national debt is a result of fraud? A lot, and it’s growing exponentially.

Eliminating “waste, fraud and abuse” is a standard political campaign mantra. It almost never happens. And while the problem has grown worse over the years, federal COVID-19 relief and the Biden administration have goosed the surge.

Here’s how New York Times reporter David A. Fahrnethold began a recent news article, “In the midst of the pandemic, the govern...