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I don't think you can reasonably expect the claims by this administration to be true. There are far too many examples where they claimed fraud without any evidence.

My take is, either everyone should be allowed to scam, or nobody. It sounds very stupid, but I don’t like it when people in power give preference to their own scams.

Obviously I want no scams, but the US has chosen administration that is ok with insider scams. So as an outsider, I’d rather see equality instead.

What do you think the word “scam” means?

I don't think GP said that. Please don't put words in people's mouths.

Both sides of the political divide attempt to funnel taxpayers money into their own interests, which are often thinly veiled ways to get taxpayer money into their own pockets. This is nothing new.

Whenever there is a change of admin, the new admin attempts to claw back or redirect money the old admin directed to their own pockets. This is also nothing new.

What's new this year is people are talking about it.

If both sides do it, then they should be able to publish better evidence than Stacey Abrams’ “ties” to Power Forward Communities.

The fact that all the DOGE and DOGE-adjacent claims of fraud have been so shamefully weak has actually reduced my confidence that the alleged behavior is actually widespread at all.

My guess is because it isn't textbook fraud. Everything is being done legally and by the book. But the money is still ending up in the pockets of friends by making sure it's friends NGO's that know and meet the exact requirements.

Afterwards, any investigation will find that a fair dispersement process was done, and this NGO just happened to hit every requirement perfectly whilst all others didn't meet some requirement.

You have no evidence but have already made your mind up and are parallel constructing.

Share evidence of the non-textbook fraud then.

Or is this belief just formed form whole cloth with literally no evidence, just vibes?

What evidence do you have of Biden clawing taxpayer money back from Trump's friends?

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