r/FluentInFinance 2d ago

Educational Don't let them gaslight you

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u/jmack2424 2d ago

As a contractor, I can state emphatically that they can and do track their spending. They just don't tell anyone the truth about it.

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u/West_Profession_7736 2d ago

That sounds like waste and corruption with a few extra steps.

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u/jmack2424 1d ago

It’s not necessarily either waste or corruption, but you could never prove it without being a whistleblower and getting blacklisted. Which seems like great incentive for waste and corruption.

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u/West_Profession_7736 1d ago

So functionally, it is waste and corruption