By Larry Behrens, Real Clear Wire
Many Americans are watching in amazement and horror at the serious allegations of government fraud and waste. These are not small clerical errors or isolated mistakes. It’s about taxpayer dollars — on an enormous scale — siphoned away from the people and programs they were supposed to help. And being stolen from those who are footing the bill.
The most recent example is in Minnesota, where an independent journalist uncovered seeming widespread abuse in childcare and health programs, including Somali-run daycare operations accused of billing the state for services never provided. Reports suggest the potential total loss may reach into the hundreds of millions — if not more.
As Americans prepare to file their taxes in April, it is infuriating to watch billions of dollars treated so casually by the same politicians who constantly tell us they care about “affordability.” At some point, the culprits must be identified and held to account because the modern left has created a Theft Industrial Complex. That’s where taxpayer money is funneled to political allies, activist organizations, nonprofit networks, and consultants who laugh all the way to the bank while escaping accountability