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Federal Government Helped Pay Home Air-Conditioning Bills for Federal Employees, Prisoners and More Than 11,000 Dead People

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(CNSNews.com) – According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the federal government helped pay the home air conditioning bills for more than 11,000 dead people, 1,100 federal employees, and 725 convicts in fiscal year 2009.

The payments were made by a $5 billion program known as the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is designed to provide federal assistance, administered by the states, to help people pay the energy bills to heat their homes in the winter and cool them in the summer. The funds are disbursed by the Department of Health and Human Services and are distributed based on a formula that takes into account a state’s weather and the size of its low-income population.

The GAO examined the LIHEAP programs in seven states: Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, New York, Illinois, Michigan, and New Jersey. The agency found evidence of fraud in each state.

“Our analysis of LIHEAP data revealed that the program is at risk of fraud and providing improper benefits in all seven of our selected states,” reported the GAO. “About 260,000 applications--9 percent of households receiving benefits in the selected states--contained invalid identity information, such as Social Security numbers, names, or dates of birth.”

Most glaring among the problems the GAO found were the pervasive payment of LIHEAP benefits to dead people, some of whom, records show, had been dead for quite a long time.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/69005

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(CNSNews.com) – According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the federal government helped pay the home air conditioning bills for more than 11,000 dead people, 1,100 federal employees, and 725 convicts in fiscal year 2009.

why does this not surprise me given this administration ....

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Pleeeease, you are going to have to try better than that. Yes it's called fraud, something that is rampant in the private sector here. Ever heard of Enron? How many billions were lost there versus this article's 'electricity bills'? How many tens of billions are wasted to military contractors every single year versus this few million?

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According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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Pleeeease, you are going to have to try better than that. Yes it's called fraud, something that is rampant in the private sector here. Ever heard of Enron? How many billions were lost there versus this article's 'electricity bills'? How many tens of billions are wasted to military contractors every single year versus this few million?

dude ... it wil only get worse with this "feel good" administration

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dude ... it wil only get worse with this "feel good" administration

I don't play the, he's not a repub [or dem] so he's the enemy game.

Fraud is a part of anything and needs to be minimized. When companies commit fraud though, many with certain views tend to go quiet or actually pretend they wanted regulation but the others blocked it. Then when the current administration tries to put in some reform [regulation], they cry murder and claim it will kill business.

I was watching fox the other day and heard a promo about the libs causing this financial meltdown. I'll tell ya, truly some nerve. Next they will be to blame for the oil spill and the failed containment, something private oil companies swore could be handled - no problems.

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According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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I don't play the, he's not a repub [or dem] so he's the enemy game.

Fraud is a part of anything and needs to be minimized. When companies commit fraud though, many with certain views tend to go quiet or actually pretend they wanted regulation but the others blocked it. Then when the current administration tries to put in some reform [regulation], they cry murder and claim it will kill business.

I was watching fox the other day and heard a promo about the libs causing this financial meltdown. I'll tell ya, truly some nerve. Next they will be to blame for the oil spill and the failed containment, something private oil companies swore could be handled - no problems.

congratulations for watching fox ... do you now want a medal? :unsure: .... or a virgin ? ... :unsure:

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congratulations for watching fox ... do you now want a medal? :unsure: .... or a virgin ? ... :unsure:

Yeah that's it genius.

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According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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good for you ... :dance::dance:

you must be proud ... tell us all ... is your picture proudly displayed on the brag wall?

yes

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According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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is this the best you have? :rofl:

what a waste of disturbed internet bits ...

you can do better ... or do you require a private room with a jar of lubricant ? :unsure:

Yes

According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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why does this not surprise me given this administration ....

maybe that's the dead people that voted for obama.

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USE THE REPORT BUTTON INSTEAD OF MESSAGING A MODERATOR!

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dude ... don't drink the mayo ... unless :whistle:

0r you'll end up looking like this human jar of Miracle Whip.

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Don't just open your mouth and prove yourself a fool....put it in writing.

It gets harder the more you know. Because the more you find out, the uglier everything seems.

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