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Uncle Sam’s Accounting And The DOD [INFOGRAPHIC]

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For some time now, the Government of the United States has been effectively checking through their couch for loose change. Anything helps, even if the debt owed is a staggering $17 trillion.

Not only is the US Government continuing to spend quite frivolously, sometimes they don’t know where the money is going. A thorough review of Uncle Sam’s accounting presents some scathing findings.

A few billion missing here, and a couple of trillion gone there. It all evens out, right?

Missing Money: Uncle Sam’s Accounting is Suspect

H/T Visual Capitalist

Infographic source: Masters in Accounting

 

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