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HiPointDem

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13. that was my first thought too. who got the kickback. over $6 million, that little item

Reply to dballance (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 11:17 PM

Apr 2012

cost the county government. even if the cars got lost, the financials shouldn't have, and whoever was doing the books should have noticed no further paperwork on the expenditure (serving, etc.)

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300 5-year-old municipal vehicles found in Miami that were never used - cost to taxpayers $4 million [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 OP

Wow. Great example of 'bad' governance. xchrom Apr 2012 #1

I don't understand how an organization "forgets" about 300 new vehicles. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #2

I know what you mean. It's....freaky. I don't get it at all. We're talking about a huge... Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #4

Not as huge as Rumsfeld losing $18 Billion in Iraq. nt gateley Apr 2012 #11

Ironically, things like this are more often the result of too small government bhikkhu Apr 2012 #3

You got it. One person trying to do 3 or 4 jobs, things get dropped. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #5

Did the county go through a round of lay-offs? hedgehog Apr 2012 #7

several rounds, i think. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #12

That's true. Where I live we vote on every single thing and have enough workers to keep track. freshwest Apr 2012 #8

Spam deleted by ScreamingMeemie (MIR Team) GFRDH-04 Apr 2012 #10

Well Gees. I Wonder who got the kickback for these? dballance Apr 2012 #6

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that was my first thought too. who got the kickback. over $6 million, that little item HiPointDem Apr 2012 #13

This is crazy LASlibinSC Apr 2012 #14

Don't forget the insurance payments alcibiades_mystery Apr 2012 #15

agreed. 300 vehicles, many of them trucks and vans, take up a lot of space. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #19

I would take one AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #16

Par for the course in South Florida. RandySF Apr 2012 #17

Can you say Banana Republic? Scurrilous Apr 2012 #20

someone could slip on that Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #21

IDIOTS! someone needs to lose their job over this. DiverDave Apr 2012 #18