According to the Associated Press in their latest investigation titled "The Great Grift," it was found that $400 billion was stolen in COVID fraud from taxpayers.
In case you had any lingering doubts that forcibly shutting down the entire economy over a virus and replacing economic activity with government payments does not represent a smart strategy, the Associated Press has more evidence to bolster the case.
Its latest investigation, titled “The Great Grift,” highlighted the staggering scope of fraud taxpayers face because of Covid-era programs. On the heels of earlier AP investigations that showed significant spending on projects that had little to do with the coronavirus, the story provides one major explanation — albeit an infuriating one — for our nearly $32 trillion-and-counting federal debt.
Hundreds of Billions in Waste
Overall, the AP analysis found that the federal government appropriated nearly $5.2 trillion on Covid-related efforts during the ...