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area51

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27. When I saw the heading saying "9,400% in excess profit for a half-inch metal pin",
Wed May 15, 2019, 10:58 AM
May 2019

I thought it was talking about the insane markups in our healthcare system.

We desperately need to audit the Pentagon. They are a money pit. walkingman May 2019 #1
They want more money? mahannah May 2019 #2
Pricing policy: BootinUp May 2019 #3
They want to "contribute" to a border wall? mahannah May 2019 #4
In the '80s it was $600 toilet seats and $300 hammers sandensea May 2019 #5
The armed forces move personnel every two years. cate94 May 2019 #6
Career civilians, not military, handle 99% of DoD spare parts contracting DeminPennswoods May 2019 #14
Wonder whatever happened to that procurement whistleblower, Bunnatine Greenhouse, who made headlines JudyM May 2019 #7
She won OnlinePoker May 2019 #10
Yeah! That's great. Now if only we could just address getting those "better laws" on the books. JudyM May 2019 #23
This will likely die on someone's desk quietly in the middle of the night... EarthFirst May 2019 #8
They want to cut medicaid, medicare, the ACA, social security, education..on and on. YOHABLO May 2019 #9
And the GOP... SergeStorms May 2019 #12
we need to starve this beast- mopinko May 2019 #11
We tried to levitate the damned place... SergeStorms May 2019 #13
i am just old enough to remember that. mopinko May 2019 #19
I often retell this tale to the youngsters TomVilmer May 2019 #24
The problem with stories like this one DeminPennswoods May 2019 #15
I can't speak for anyone else MissMillie May 2019 #17
I was a mechanic in the army Woodwizard May 2019 #18
Ask yourself if every case of different and unique specs is required bitterross May 2019 #26
After reading the article, these items are used on military aircraft DeminPennswoods May 2019 #30
You have to take into account the overheads, too. Ghost Dog May 2019 #29
What then are the rational reasons this specific unit almost 10,000% over cost? LanternWaste May 2019 #31
The agency that manages these parts DeminPennswoods May 2019 #33
"review found potential excess profits for 98 of 100 parts sampled". Audit, ya think? Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #16
My father was quoting dock boards for a naval weapons facility--the highest-priced supplier won! TheBlackAdder May 2019 #20
I'll bet that at that rate of overcharging DFW May 2019 #21
How does this happen under FAR & TINA? tammywammy May 2019 #22
Because sometimes auditors have an agenda DeminPennswoods May 2019 #25
When I saw the heading saying "9,400% in excess profit for a half-inch metal pin", area51 May 2019 #27
For certain things melm00se May 2019 #28
Capitalism is rife with ... GeorgeGist May 2019 #32
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