Comments on Advance Indiana™: An Open Invitation For Some Corrupt Local Officials To Steal From Public

My 10:48 comment of yesterday was prescient. Mere ...

2014-10-15T08:47:10.259-05:00

My 10:48 comment of yesterday was prescient. Mere hours later, Angie's List was given $25 million of public money.

It's senseless to audit governments, because any money left lying about in the public treasury is given to political friends.

When a government gives away $25 million or a billion, it's difficult to feign shock when a clerk walks off with $700 for rent money.

Shame on the government for not spending it, first.

Maybe they should float a bond issue to fund the o...

2014-10-14T16:55:05.390-05:00

Maybe they should float a bond issue to fund the operating cost of the State Board of Accounts? They are doing for fund other operational budget lines.

Not enough money for routine audits, crumbling inf...

2014-10-14T11:30:04.642-05:00

Not enough money for routine audits, crumbling infrastructure, high infant mortality rates, bottom-performing schools, the list goes on and on....

But, hey, we got our $2B surplus.

as with the Securities and Exchange Commission, th...

2014-10-14T11:17:04.261-05:00

as with the Securities and Exchange Commission, those who are gaming the system don't want oversight. the Smithsonian has more employees than the SEC.

the Board of Accounts is kept neutered by mutual agreement of the two party system.

Gary, They openly steal from the public through ...

2014-10-14T10:48:06.633-05:00

Gary,

They openly steal from the public through giving millions and billions of public dollars directly to private parties. When they do steal this way, they are praised by the local media.

Dipping into the till is only for small-dollar amateurs.

When you cut taxes, you end up cutting services......

2014-10-14T10:39:37.102-05:00

When you cut taxes, you end up cutting services... I suppose you could require those that aren't audited to hire some approved contractor to perform an audit - aka privtization - but then someone else either raises taxes or decreases services...

According to researchers, governmental units are f...

2014-10-14T07:58:50.283-05:00

According to researchers, governmental units are frequent victims of embezzlers because of poor supervision and a lack of separation of duties. The State Board of Accounts does an excellent job at a reasonable cost and with limited resources. They should be provided with adequate resources to audit all of Indiana’s units of government.