Oh, if you haven’t heard about this one yet … you’ll love it!  The government has mismanaged $98 billion dollars for the year of 2009, and it’s only November!  Just can’t account for it. Poof … There goes the 98 billion on “questionable claims for tax credits and Medicare benefits,”   AND these people have the answers to fix our economy and health care? Are you frick’in serious?

Just a thought, BUT I think the GAO should look in a few freezers.

Among the reported waste:

~ Agriculture: $4.3 billion in improper payments, or 5.9 percent of total department spending. Much of it was in the food stamp, federal crop insurance programs and school meals programs.

~ Defense: $849 million, or 0.5 percent.

~ Education: $599 million, or 2.1 percent.

~ Health and Human Services: $55.1 billion, or 9.4 percent. That included improper payment rates of 7.8 percent and 15.4 percent in the Medicare fee for service and Advantage programs, respectively.

~ Homeland Security: $644.5 million, or 3.7 percent. Much of it was in the Homeland Security grant program, as well as Disaster Relief Fund Vendor Payments.

~ Housing and Urban Development: $1 billion, or 3.5 percent. All of it was attributed to public housing and rental assistance.

~ Labor: $12.3 billion, or 9.9 percent. Almost all of the improper payments were in the unemployment insurance program.

~ Treasury: $12.3 billion, or 25.5 percent. All of it was attributed to improper payments in the earned income tax credit.

~ Transportation: $1.5 billion, or 3 percent. Much of it was in the Federal Highway Administration planning and construction program.

~ Veterans Affairs: $1.2 billion, or 2.7 percent. That included improper payments in the pension and other compensation programs.

~ Social Security Administration: $8.0 billion, or 1.2 percent.

Read the full report here