Recent revelations have highlighted significant overspending within the U.S. Air Force, where a bag of bushings, typically costing under $100, was purchased for $90,000. This issue was brought to light when Congressman Mike Waltz publicly questioned Air Force Secretary Kendall, who admitted unawareness of such inflated costs. The incident has sparked discussions about wasteful military spending, especially in the context of the U.S. government's annual military budget of $820 billion. Additionally, Senator Rick Scott emphasized that the U.S. loses over $233 billion annually to fraud, exceeding the budgets of major military branches, and stressed the need for stringent measures to curb such wasteful expenditures.
US Air Force Secretary stumped in Congress over a bag of bushings https://t.co/ToguqT3tAf
Rep confronts Secretary with bag of parts: Air Force pays $90k for bag of parts that cost under 100 bucks https://t.co/vz1KOpeBam
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Moment Rep. Mike Waltz holds up a $90,000 bag of insulator joints as stumped USAF Secretary admits he has NO IDEA such basic parts cost that much for taxpayers https://t.co/DPjJS9WfW7 https://t.co/IWffZeNDXS
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The USAF spends $90,000 on a bag of bushings used in jet turbines. The actual cost is like $100. https://t.co/j7aQDyY0M6
🇺🇸 " The US Air Force pays $90,000 for a package of bushings that typically costs well under $100 " Congressman Mike Waltz, waving a bag, informed US Air Force Secretary Kendall about inflated procurement prices in his department. https://t.co/cKsRBf4XUa
$90,000 for a small bag of “bushings.” Should be like $90! Privatization just means private contractors fleece the US government! Of course, some of this money cycles back into the pockets of politicians. https://t.co/d8hKti8kQO
🇺🇸The US Air Force is paying $90,000 for a bag of Bushings that normally costs well under $100 Pretty insane how the taxpayer is ripped off by the MIC. https://t.co/lwLjKHMGF2
The US Air Force paid $90,000 for this little bag of screw caps!👇 At this price, the annual military spending of $820 billion in the US is not much.🤔 https://t.co/2Em4MGZteM
Every year, the U.S. government loses over $233 BILLION of your dollars to fraud. That’s more than the budget of the United States Air Force or the Army! This is the kind of wasteful spending Washington doesn’t want you to know about, but I’m fighting to stop. https://t.co/wedtzpVnhq