It is a disgrace that Chins is selling us parts for our planes in our defense attempts. Apparently they are using fake parts which could, if they fail as they are more likely to than the originally designed and made parts, cause humongous problems. To read the whole article which first described this for me, click here.
The article writers: "A year-long probe found 1,800 cases of fake parts in US military aircraft, the Senate Armed Services Committee said.
More than 70% of an estimated one million suspect parts were traced back to China, the report said." Please be sure to click on this last link as it lists the chapters in the report which cover things like fake memory chips. The lives of the pilots and those within the planes depend on quality assurance. How can we guarantee this when acquisitions are not from within the United States and regulated in their manufacture?
A whistle blower, Qui Tam Qui Tam claims: It has been estimated that almost 10% of the United States annual budget
is paid to companies or persons who are defrauding the government. Some
of them overcharge the government for products sold to the government.
Others submit vouchers billing the government for services which they
never provided or over billing for services provided. And still others
engage in government contract fraud, defense contractor fraud, Medicare
fraud, Medicaid fraud, or other public benefit fraud. The False Claims
Act covers a wide variety of situations in addition to overcharging or
billing for property or services not delivered. Virtually any situation
in which the government has been cheated should be closely scrutinized
by experienced Qui Tam lawyers to determine whether it is covered under
the False Claims Act.
The problem of being overcharged and double billed is now epidemic. Even medical insurances have to maintain staff to do nothing but check all claims. They are reimbursed in millions of dollars weekly which should illustrate the extent of the problem which has become ubiquitous.
How the Republicans can argue for fewer regulations should show people where to vote. But it won't touch the naivete of many for whom racial discrimination of our President (who must constantly be reminded he is as much Caucasian as Black) , allegiance to Grover Norquist and others with self interest not for the good of the country at large, and the easily lied to and convinced out there.
The article writers: "A year-long probe found 1,800 cases of fake parts in US military aircraft, the Senate Armed Services Committee said.
More than 70% of an estimated one million suspect parts were traced back to China, the report said." Please be sure to click on this last link as it lists the chapters in the report which cover things like fake memory chips. The lives of the pilots and those within the planes depend on quality assurance. How can we guarantee this when acquisitions are not from within the United States and regulated in their manufacture?
The problem of being overcharged and double billed is now epidemic. Even medical insurances have to maintain staff to do nothing but check all claims. They are reimbursed in millions of dollars weekly which should illustrate the extent of the problem which has become ubiquitous.
How the Republicans can argue for fewer regulations should show people where to vote. But it won't touch the naivete of many for whom racial discrimination of our President (who must constantly be reminded he is as much Caucasian as Black) , allegiance to Grover Norquist and others with self interest not for the good of the country at large, and the easily lied to and convinced out there.
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