So just how corrupt has humanity become..................

ironpony52 said:

No this thread has nothing to do with police.

So, they are installing new waterlines in our little village of 5000 residents. Right now they are working on the two blocks I happen to own property on. Across from my house they are using the open area to stock the gravel fill they are using of backfill. I can see from my front picture window clearly their scam.
What they are doing is a dump truck which I am going to ball park in the 20 ton load range is backing in and dumping the load of gravel into a pile. The skid steer operator is then putting 6 scoops back onto the truck before it leaves. In my best estimate they are reloading 5 tons of gravel. My reasoning is one I have been a contractor for 30 years and have a pretty good judgement of quantity, two my skid steer will scoop .75 ton and their skid steer is substantially larger than mine.
They are delivering 5-6 truck loads a day, in my rough math 5 tons returned by 5 trucks a day 25 ton overcharge per day for gravel or roughly one extra load per day at 1k per load at 50/ton delivered.
Now the entire crew 6 guys, multiple drivers, owner and who knows who else is in this. How far have we fallen as a society that this many people have no morals and is robbing their customer blind in return robbing themselves because all of this is going back to taxpayer expense.

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HSNARC said:

This is the entire point of public works using private contractors. I’m certain the supervisor is the one organizing the grift?

If the .gov is spending money a fair chunk is getting skimmed off anywhere it can be. If money stolen from the public couldn’t be skimmed off of, govt wouldn’t exist.

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supercorndogs said:

My late grandfather used to tell us about all the corruption he uncovered when he was director of transportation for school district. His predocesor was doing things like buying new tires for all the busses each year. And paying the premium tire price for the cheapest tire they sold. The man who came to sell him tires was quite upset the gift was over.

His predocesor had 8 secretaries. My grandfather noticed they all just talked on the phone all day. He took out the walls in the rooms that divided their offices. They all quit and he didn't replace a single position.

Any time there is government cheese, that rats show up to collect.

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supercorndogs said:

My late grandfather used to tell us about all the corruption he uncovered when he was director of transportation for school district. His predocesor was doing things like buying new tires for all the busses each year. And paying the premium tire price for the cheapest tire they sold. The man who came to sell him tires was quite upset the gift was over.

His predocesor had 8 secretaries. My grandfather noticed they all just talked on the phone all day. He took out the walls in the rooms that divided their offices. They all quit and he didn't replace a single position.

Any time there is government cheese, that rats show up to collect.

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