Thanks for the in-depth comments on the subject. They could say they are buying hatpins for a trillion, but you'll never find where the money actually went. I think that these expenditures are for black budget projects and they aren't even buying washers, wrenches or toilet seats, certainly not at those mark-ups. The government always buys the cheapest crap, this can't be any different, except they make up figures to doctor the books.
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