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Air Force landlord falsified records to boost income, documents show

Shoddy if not dangerous military housing has been a long standing problem ever since they were privatized, but this Reuters investigation reveals that it was the result of outright fraud, where among other things two sets of books were kept- one an outright lie to con the Air Force on the conditions and work done on housing- and maintenance was welched to maximize profit.

The fuckers need to have their contract revoked and be sued into extinction. And maybe the military housing needs to be militarized again. What say you?

Yes. Bringing Private Contractors into the mix was never a good idea in the first place.

Two sets of books? Crédit Mobilier, is that you?

Just a thought, dont have military housing in military facilities built by a private company?

The Huskar Social Union wrote:Just a thought, dont have military housing in military facilities built by a private company?

No, sorry, we need the money we save from privatizing military housing to go to funding the military.

Nea Byzantia wrote:Yes. Bringing Private Contractors into the mix was never a good idea in the first place.

It's a disaster with prisons, and it's definitely a disaster with military housing.

Gormwood wrote:

Nea Byzantia wrote:Yes. Bringing Private Contractors into the mix was never a good idea in the first place.

It's a disaster with prisons, and it's definitely a disaster with military housing.

If its reasonably well run its much cheaper and faster to use outside contractors to do housing. That said this clearly isnt the case here. I would like to see a criminal investigation of this and that investigation should include the air force personnel in charge of inspecting the contractors work

Valrifell wrote:
No, sorry, we need the money we save from privatizing military housing

That is an oxymoron. Privatization typically costs more.

Unstoppable Empire of Doom wrote:

Valrifell wrote:
No, sorry, we need the money we save from privatizing military housing

That is an oxymoron. Privatization typically costs more.

That was sarcasm.

They should lose their contract, and someone should go to prison.

Unstoppable Empire of Doom wrote:

Valrifell wrote:
No, sorry, we need the money we save from privatizing military housing

That is an oxymoron. Privatization typically costs more.

Source please.

Ethel mermania wrote:

Gormwood wrote:It's a disaster with prisons, and it's definitely a disaster with military housing.

If its reasonably well run its much cheaper and faster to use outside contractors to do housing. That said this clearly isnt the case here. I would like to see a criminal investigation of this and that investigation should include the air force personnel in charge of inspecting the contractors work

Assuming they were incompetent or corrupt and not treated to a Potemkin pageant.

Gormwood wrote:

Ethel mermania wrote:If its reasonably well run its much cheaper and faster to use outside contractors to do housing. That said this clearly isnt the case here. I would like to see a criminal investigation of this and that investigation should include the air force personnel in charge of inspecting the contractors work

Assuming they were incompetent or corrupt and not treated to a Potemkin pageant.

I swear if I have to look at one more mise en scene of of poor housing conditions leading to a revolution....

Fraud should be illegal.

Des-Bal wrote:Fraud should be illegal.

where have you been under a rock? anyways I feel like another two departments should be created 1 in the military and 1 outside of the military both would watch over how contracts are given to builders to construct military housing.

Gig em Aggies wrote:

Des-Bal wrote:Fraud should be illegal.

where have you been under a rock? anyways I feel like another two departments should be created 1 in the military and 1 outside of the military both would watch over how contracts are given to builders to construct military housing.

I think it was a joke, man.