Every payment is using funds authorized to be spent in fiscal year 2025, being spent in fiscal year 2026.
You know the stories about the military/government buying up a bunch of shit in the end of September? That’s because they can’t use the money in the next fiscal year.
They don’t actually spend every cent because that’s be crazy, but right now we’re coasting off the money in the couch cushions and everytime we use it we break federal law.
Like, there’s about to be as many violations as active duty military, and I can’t help but think Vought is using this to normalize doing away with budgets and using one gigantic slush fund with zero oversight or accountability.
It’s good their getting paid…
But this flagrant disregard for budgets is not a good sign of things to come.
No it isn’t. Not from a legal perspective, as you explained, and also not from a political perspective. The troops need to feel the pain in order to turn away from the mad king.
It’s not about having the funds…
Every payment is using funds authorized to be spent in fiscal year 2025, being spent in fiscal year 2026.
You know the stories about the military/government buying up a bunch of shit in the end of September? That’s because they can’t use the money in the next fiscal year.
They don’t actually spend every cent because that’s be crazy, but right now we’re coasting off the money in the couch cushions and everytime we use it we break federal law.
Like, there’s about to be as many violations as active duty military, and I can’t help but think Vought is using this to normalize doing away with budgets and using one gigantic slush fund with zero oversight or accountability.
It’s good their getting paid…
But this flagrant disregard for budgets is not a good sign of things to come.
No it isn’t. Not from a legal perspective, as you explained, and also not from a political perspective. The troops need to feel the pain in order to turn away from the mad king.