JD Vance who was recently appointed to investigate fraud should prioritize the investigation of this fraudulent scheme and make public this fraud that is enabled by Gavin Newsom.
This is the tip of the iceberg of what goes on in California....And this is one who wants to be President!!!
I agree that the fraud needs to be confronted - vigorously. With serious incarceration for those that commit fraud. Having said that, don't all of the readers, many who are Christians, and want to help those in real need? One issue I have had with MAGA, and the sometimes less than careful thinking, Christian backing is that we may be forgetting our Christianity. I am not accusing Chris, or anyone specifically of this. But this issue is useful to point out what I suspect is the view of many Christians. Namely, we find fraudsters disgusting. And I think they should receive severe punishment. Why? Because, they lead many people, including well-meaning Christians, to turn their back on what a potentially good a program might do - if we could get rid of the scummy fraudsters!
You have it precisely backwards. "Forgetting our Christianity" is relying on government programs to help those in need, rather than doing it ourselves. Jesus tells us to love our neighbors. He does not tell us to design systems that forcibly tax our hardest working, most productive neighbors in order to provide benefits to those in need. People directly helping other people is orders of magnitude more beneficial than any "potentially good program" will ever be. The only way to reliably get rid of fraud is when the benefactor and beneficiary are directly connected, with no sticky fingers in between them.
Ok Dude, but why not have taxes we are paying anyway to go to good causes? I think you are thinking of the best possible world, which likely includes purple skies and candy corns as rain. I am trying to be a little realistic. God Bless.
Instead of trying to make sure our taxes don't go to fraud, just let people keep more of THEIR money, and spend it whatever way, Christian or not, that they see fit.
How about just getting government at the Federal and State levels at least, out of the charity business?
Prior to Roosevelt - relatives, the local community, the church and local philanthropic's took care of charity. Yes, that included 'poor houses' and, agreed, some level of abuse at some. Let the local authorities regulate that. Roosevelt kicked off the welfare state. And of course, like all good government 'programs', it continued to grow.
Now, we're finding CA, MN, NY and other (mostly democrat) locales, running programs (schemes) that in part use my east coast tax dollars, to PAY relatives to do what they should be doing anyway. I never agreed to this. I will never agree to this.
Get government out of it, at least at Federal and state level. Let the community determine what they want to do. So, instead of paying taxes @Dan, you can decide how much you want to contribute, or not, to a local charity of some type.
A great idea, but unfortunately will never happen. Not only is this about bilking the citizens of every last red penny, but control as well. D.C. must intervene like they did in Minnesota if any sort of justice will be served here, and quickly. Wonder why they haven’t already! Newscum and Harris alone are synonymous with fraud!
There is a pattern to virtually all the widespread government fraud. 1. The government funds a program. 2. The beneficiaries, whether unions, non profits or contract recipients, make campaign contributions to the people in charge of funding and enforcement. 3. Rinse and repeat. It is the Democratic Party’s go to strategy, and we’re just beginning to get a sense of the scale of this fraud. What distinguishes this from a criminal enterprise?
The difference between the government and a mugger? A mugger will get arrested for robbing you. The government arrests you if you don't let them mug you.
Good analysis. Many family members care for elderly or ill relatives in their home. I was glad to hear they could get a small wage from the Government who would otherwise by paying an outside provider. Of course supervision is needed. As an RN, I used to do this job in rural Oregon.
I don’t trust anything Gavin Newsom touches. $24 billion on homelessness, with nothing to show for it. A high-speed rail project that never came to be. $100 million for a fire aid concert, which was distributed to nonprofits, like his wife's. And COVID rules for everyone except him. He's a shyster and anything with his name attached is corrupt and toxic.
Chris, your articles and the ones on City Journal are timely. I live in this state, and I had NO idea the fraud here was SO out of control, while the government and Newsom keeps deflecting responsibility and more taxes are introduced. This is financial abuse of our taxed money. This is the ugly truth a lot of people don’t want to accept. Can I make a suggestion? Some graphs or visualizations of the fraud estimates overlapped with other state spending, tax revenue, and money provided by the federal government. I think people here in California simply don’t understand the magnitude because it’s hard to track with comparing numbers in your head. But once you introduce some visualizations comparing scale, it helps you understand the problem. And even compare this with fraud in other states. These are also things that can be shared on social media. Thank you.
Great article but very frustrating. Is Newsome really "embroiled" in this? It seems like he eludes any type of accountability. Waltz seemed to have been shut down for his dirty state but CA seems to roll on with this mafia machine. It just amazes me how much has been there. Does anyone have an overall estimate of how much grift has been lost, say since Newsome became governor? I have lived here my whole life and don't want to leave, but this is unstainable. I heard the comparison to South Africa, where people were looting copper from power plants. At a certain point the momentum is too much.
I think the comparison to South Africa is off.. but I share your sentiment. It’s a beautiful state, and in many ways it works well for us, but the government here is bewildering.. team blue seems either gaslit into ignoring it and believing anything Republican is the bad guy.. or there just seems to be too much apathy to make a shift. I’m thinking there’s so much fraud at all levels, there just isn’t any incentive to change, lest one’s own fraud be exposed or the money valve be shut off.
This is a great article on one hand and disgusting and maddening on the other!!
Thank you Mr. Rufo for the enlightenment!
I'm so curious to know how many other states are doing the exact same thing in similarly named programs, and how much of WeThePeople American Taxpayers $$$ are going into these programs??
I didn't authorize my hard-earned tax $$$$ to be spent on waste, Fraud and Abuse.
We've got enough of those shenanigans going on in Washington state!!😕😤😠😡💀
Outstanding report by Ch.R., as all his previous reports on other issues. I’ve been following his writing for a while, amazed by his clear thinking and articulation, exhaustive research and personal courage
This—and every other taxpayer funded health program or service—reminds me of Dr. Seuss’ book about the Bee Watcher Watcher. Start with a fairly straightforward issue, and watch it succumb to abuse. And in our (taxpayers) case, financial disaster. Layers and layers of layers with few if any purposeful results other than billions of dollars gone with the wind. Oh yes. And the side hustle of union “dues.” And to the other commentator? Christians do take care of the needy. And our, ok my, contributions are voluntary.
Another day, another story of massive fraud or waste by a government entity. When is someone going to prison? When are the politicians going to get serious about the waste of taxpayer dollars? When are the voters going to say enough? The real story is why isn’t there the will to stop the waste on a level that is tantamount to stealing? I’m afraid I know the answer and it sickens me to the core.
JD Vance who was recently appointed to investigate fraud should prioritize the investigation of this fraudulent scheme and make public this fraud that is enabled by Gavin Newsom.
This is the tip of the iceberg of what goes on in California....And this is one who wants to be President!!!
If JD doesn't do something on this, he'll have no chance to win the nomination.
Feds, States,Locals all need to make it at least a bit tougher by both process & individual official responsibilities to access our tax money..
Anything less is Fraud by both the crooks and the officials.
I pray the government in Washington goes after these corrupt unions etc!
I agree that the fraud needs to be confronted - vigorously. With serious incarceration for those that commit fraud. Having said that, don't all of the readers, many who are Christians, and want to help those in real need? One issue I have had with MAGA, and the sometimes less than careful thinking, Christian backing is that we may be forgetting our Christianity. I am not accusing Chris, or anyone specifically of this. But this issue is useful to point out what I suspect is the view of many Christians. Namely, we find fraudsters disgusting. And I think they should receive severe punishment. Why? Because, they lead many people, including well-meaning Christians, to turn their back on what a potentially good a program might do - if we could get rid of the scummy fraudsters!
You have it precisely backwards. "Forgetting our Christianity" is relying on government programs to help those in need, rather than doing it ourselves. Jesus tells us to love our neighbors. He does not tell us to design systems that forcibly tax our hardest working, most productive neighbors in order to provide benefits to those in need. People directly helping other people is orders of magnitude more beneficial than any "potentially good program" will ever be. The only way to reliably get rid of fraud is when the benefactor and beneficiary are directly connected, with no sticky fingers in between them.
Ok Dude, but why not have taxes we are paying anyway to go to good causes? I think you are thinking of the best possible world, which likely includes purple skies and candy corns as rain. I am trying to be a little realistic. God Bless.
Instead of trying to make sure our taxes don't go to fraud, just let people keep more of THEIR money, and spend it whatever way, Christian or not, that they see fit.
How about just getting government at the Federal and State levels at least, out of the charity business?
Prior to Roosevelt - relatives, the local community, the church and local philanthropic's took care of charity. Yes, that included 'poor houses' and, agreed, some level of abuse at some. Let the local authorities regulate that. Roosevelt kicked off the welfare state. And of course, like all good government 'programs', it continued to grow.
Now, we're finding CA, MN, NY and other (mostly democrat) locales, running programs (schemes) that in part use my east coast tax dollars, to PAY relatives to do what they should be doing anyway. I never agreed to this. I will never agree to this.
Get government out of it, at least at Federal and state level. Let the community determine what they want to do. So, instead of paying taxes @Dan, you can decide how much you want to contribute, or not, to a local charity of some type.
A great idea, but unfortunately will never happen. Not only is this about bilking the citizens of every last red penny, but control as well. D.C. must intervene like they did in Minnesota if any sort of justice will be served here, and quickly. Wonder why they haven’t already! Newscum and Harris alone are synonymous with fraud!
How about a CA ballot measure to phase out state taxes? That ought to fix it.
Yeah, well. Let's hope.
Think anyone can do something about voter ID with something like 80% support?
There is a pattern to virtually all the widespread government fraud. 1. The government funds a program. 2. The beneficiaries, whether unions, non profits or contract recipients, make campaign contributions to the people in charge of funding and enforcement. 3. Rinse and repeat. It is the Democratic Party’s go to strategy, and we’re just beginning to get a sense of the scale of this fraud. What distinguishes this from a criminal enterprise?
What distinguishes this from criminality, good question.
Hum, I feel the need to really nail it!
Hum, criminality what is different 🧐?
They have power. (I was hoping to be funnier.)
You nailed it, DB. It's just unusually hard to make this subject funny.
The difference between the government and a mugger? A mugger will get arrested for robbing you. The government arrests you if you don't let them mug you.
What you view as fraud, Newson views as success
Good analysis. Many family members care for elderly or ill relatives in their home. I was glad to hear they could get a small wage from the Government who would otherwise by paying an outside provider. Of course supervision is needed. As an RN, I used to do this job in rural Oregon.
I don’t trust anything Gavin Newsom touches. $24 billion on homelessness, with nothing to show for it. A high-speed rail project that never came to be. $100 million for a fire aid concert, which was distributed to nonprofits, like his wife's. And COVID rules for everyone except him. He's a shyster and anything with his name attached is corrupt and toxic.
Chris, your articles and the ones on City Journal are timely. I live in this state, and I had NO idea the fraud here was SO out of control, while the government and Newsom keeps deflecting responsibility and more taxes are introduced. This is financial abuse of our taxed money. This is the ugly truth a lot of people don’t want to accept. Can I make a suggestion? Some graphs or visualizations of the fraud estimates overlapped with other state spending, tax revenue, and money provided by the federal government. I think people here in California simply don’t understand the magnitude because it’s hard to track with comparing numbers in your head. But once you introduce some visualizations comparing scale, it helps you understand the problem. And even compare this with fraud in other states. These are also things that can be shared on social media. Thank you.
Great article but very frustrating. Is Newsome really "embroiled" in this? It seems like he eludes any type of accountability. Waltz seemed to have been shut down for his dirty state but CA seems to roll on with this mafia machine. It just amazes me how much has been there. Does anyone have an overall estimate of how much grift has been lost, say since Newsome became governor? I have lived here my whole life and don't want to leave, but this is unstainable. I heard the comparison to South Africa, where people were looting copper from power plants. At a certain point the momentum is too much.
I think the comparison to South Africa is off.. but I share your sentiment. It’s a beautiful state, and in many ways it works well for us, but the government here is bewildering.. team blue seems either gaslit into ignoring it and believing anything Republican is the bad guy.. or there just seems to be too much apathy to make a shift. I’m thinking there’s so much fraud at all levels, there just isn’t any incentive to change, lest one’s own fraud be exposed or the money valve be shut off.
Yes I think the person's point was that at a certain point it can't be fixed.
Walz may be the next Democratic presidential nominee
I seriously doubt that.
That would be a gift for the red team but people would vote for him
Like in all public sector unions no accountability....50 year fail for the (close the schools) Teacher's Union. Accountability is racist LOL
This is a great article on one hand and disgusting and maddening on the other!!
Thank you Mr. Rufo for the enlightenment!
I'm so curious to know how many other states are doing the exact same thing in similarly named programs, and how much of WeThePeople American Taxpayers $$$ are going into these programs??
I didn't authorize my hard-earned tax $$$$ to be spent on waste, Fraud and Abuse.
We've got enough of those shenanigans going on in Washington state!!😕😤😠😡💀
Outstanding report by Ch.R., as all his previous reports on other issues. I’ve been following his writing for a while, amazed by his clear thinking and articulation, exhaustive research and personal courage
Thank you!!
This—and every other taxpayer funded health program or service—reminds me of Dr. Seuss’ book about the Bee Watcher Watcher. Start with a fairly straightforward issue, and watch it succumb to abuse. And in our (taxpayers) case, financial disaster. Layers and layers of layers with few if any purposeful results other than billions of dollars gone with the wind. Oh yes. And the side hustle of union “dues.” And to the other commentator? Christians do take care of the needy. And our, ok my, contributions are voluntary.
I have never heard of that book. Just checked Amazon, no luck. Will check my library. Ty.
PS The book title is "Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?" Dr. Seuss (1973)
Another day, another story of massive fraud or waste by a government entity. When is someone going to prison? When are the politicians going to get serious about the waste of taxpayer dollars? When are the voters going to say enough? The real story is why isn’t there the will to stop the waste on a level that is tantamount to stealing? I’m afraid I know the answer and it sickens me to the core.