“It’s time for a transparency revolution,” says Adam Andrzejewski CEO of OpenTheBooks.com. “I know that restoring transparency is not only the surest way to achieve results, but also to earn back the trust in government…” said then U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (IL-D), who later went on to become the 44^th President of the United States. That quote is part of the report below, as is this one from the late Tom Coburn: “OpenTheBooks is doing the work I envisioned when the Coburn-Obama bill became law. Their innovative app and other tools are putting sunlight through a magnifying glass.” Coburn (OK-R) plowed similar ground for years in his Pork report. Andrzejewski says the government is not efficient, the that documented waste, fraud, corruption, and abuse is rampant. He has been covered in reports by left and right leaning media, including but not limited to: NBC News, CBS News, Fox News, OAN, Newsmax, ABC News, Real Clear Politics, Sinclair, EpochTV and Zero Hedge.

A statement emailed to MHProNews that from Andrzejewski included the video below.

FIRST LOOK: BREAKING Oversight Report

 

The teaser for the OpenTheBooks oversight report said:

• Dead people paid billions of dollars.2 million deceased people were paid $3.6 billion in economic stimulus checks. (The IRS didn’t check the deceased persons list at Social Security before cutting the checks.)
• The Do Not Pay list — Got Paid:57,000 entities received $3.6 billion in Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) forgivable loans because the SBA didn’t check the Treasury’s Do Not Pay list.

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The ever-rising national debt just surpassed $30 trillion this year – at least $91,613 for every person in the U.S.

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So, just how much federal waste, silliness, weird or unnecessary spending are your tax dollars funding? We found staggering examples where you are literally getting ripped off.

Breaking today, some of the worst examples are highlighted in our new oversight report, Where’s The Pork?

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Together, let’s hold the political class accountable. Remember, they’re spending your money!

Fighting for Transparency,

 

 

 

Adam Andrzejewski 
Founder and CEO, OpenTheBooks.com

Thomas W. Smith
Chairman

 

Per that source:

TOP MACRO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS

• 1) Federal spending is out of control— while federal tax revenue is more than $4 trillion, federal spending is more than $6 trillion, leaving a $2 trillion deficit.
• 2) The national debtis more than $30 trillion as of April 2022.
• 3) That’s $91,353 debt per citizen; $242,501 per taxpayer.
• 4) The U.S. federal debt-to-GDP ratio has grownover the years. In 2000, it was 58 percent. In April 2022, it’s almost 126 percent.
• 5) The largest areas of spending are on Medicare/Medicaid ($1.3 trillion), social security ($1 trillion), defense/war ($725 billion), and sadly, interest on debt ($431 billion).
• 6) Medicare and social security are severely underfunded, $34 trillion and $22 trillion, respectively, in long-term unfunded liabilities.
• 7) The U.S. unfunded liabilities are $123 trillion.That works out to $507,589 of liability per citizen. (Source: Truth In Accounting).
• 8) Americans themselves aren’t doing much better than the government. They have $1.7 trillion in student loan debt ($39,699 per student) and $1 trillion in credit card debt ($6,458 per holder).
• 9) This out-of-control spending hasn’t solved social problems: almost 40 million people are living in poverty, almost 42 million receiving food stamps, 27 million without health insurance, almost half a million bankruptcies and almost 63,000 foreclosures.
• 10) Wasteful spending will continue as long as lawmakers have no direct repercussions for voting on pork or misspending taxpayer money.

Additional Information, More MHProNews Analysis and Commentary in Brief

The organization’s apparent contention is in alignment with others who believe that taxpayer dollars should not go to waste, fraud, corruption, cronyism, and other abuses of the system. OpenTheBooks preaches that sunlight is a good disinfectant. Note their point 9 above, where they point out that out of control spending hasn’t solved social problems. In our profession, after some 50 years has HUD solved the housing crisis? No. Has the Biden Department of Energy provided Americans with more and less costly energy? No.

Such examples go on and on, thus proverbial sunlight is provided by transparency, argues OpenTheBooks CEO Andrzejewski.

The organization is nonpartisan. But the case can be made that it is in keeping with the wave of reformers who are tired of seeing the American system at the local, state, and federal levels hijacked by special interests that routinely seek to benefit themselves and their cronies.

While they are nonpartisan, their stances fit with several of the pragmatic arguments recently made by the political group reported in the link below. Andrzejewski told a group in 2020 that the Trump Administration and taken notice of their work and wanted to implement several of their reforms. That was apparently ended when Trump was ousted and Biden took over in the Oval Office.

As their stance is in alignment with a key job of media as defined by the American Press Institute (API). Thus, MHProNews is pleased to provide OpenTheBooks with digital coverage of their apparently good efforts. As the group said, it is OUR taxpayer money that they are fighting to keep from being wasted and abused.

Against that backdrop is their full evidence-packed and graphically appealing report is found here as a download. It offers some 50 examples of the kind of waste, fraud, and abuse that has caused an explosion of the federal budget in roughly the last two years.

“In 2021, we filed 47,000 Freedom of Information Act requests and successfully captured $12 trillion in public expenditures. We are rapidly growing our data in all 50 states down to the municipal level. We won’t stop until we capture every dime taxed and spent by our government,” says their website.

Apparently taxpayer supported research such as Stanford University is developing ‘smart toilets’ that do ‘anus scans.’ Is that the type of world you want your tax dollars to support?

The system is rigged in the favor of the connected few, but the winds of change are coming. Those who promised a green energy future with open borders and easy or no bail crime policies are facing voter backlash. So called “Establishment Republicans,” Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Leftist Democrats are facing growing pushback from voters. November’s midterm elections are just a few months away. Facts like these provided by OpenTheBooks could well result in more ‘throw the bums out’ and reform of the system thinking among the American population.

Next up is our daily business news recap of yesterday evening’s market report, related left-right headlines, and manufactured housing connected equities.

The Business Daily Manufactured Home Industry Connected Stock Market Updates.  Plus, Market Moving Left leaning CNN and Right-leaning (Newsmax) Headlines Snapshot. While the layout of this daily business report has been evolving over time, several elements of the basic concepts used previously are still the same. For instance. The headlines that follow below can be reviewed at a glance to save time while providing insights across the left-right media divide. Additionally, those headlines often provide clues as to possible ‘market-moving’ news items.

 

Market Indicator Closing Summaries – Yahoo Finance Closing Tickers on MHProNews…

Headlines from left-of-center CNN Business – from the evening of 6.23.2022

• Netflix’s rough year
• An Android smartphone with the Netflix logo visible on screen, taken on February 7, 2019. (Photo by Olly Curtis/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
• The streaming giant lays off 300 employees as bad year continues to hit company
• Fed chair Jerome Powell said aggressive rates hikes could spur higher unemployment
• How Americans cope with inflation: Less gas, lots of frozen pizza
• As rates keep rising, more buyers are priced out of the housing market
• The dream of owning a home is out of reach for 4 million Americans
• Ex-Trump adviser calls for lifting Trump tariffs on China
• SpaceX says 5G expansion would make Starlink ‘unusable’ for most Americans
• Apple and Android phones hacked by Italian spyware, Google says
• Nike is exiting Russia
• Putin says Russia is rerouting trade to China and India
• Predatory lenders are making money off rising gas and food prices
• CEO on why in-office work requirement is ‘foolish’
• Jeff Bezos’ ship, named for his mom, will no longer be used to catch rockets
• In this aerial view, newly completed Tesla Model Y electric cars stand at the new Tesla Gigafactory electric car manufacturing plant on March 25, 2022 near Gruenheide, Germany. The new plant, officially called the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, officially opened on March 22 with an event with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The new plant is producing the Model Y as well as electric car batteries.
• Elon Musk says he’s worried about keeping Tesla out of bankruptcy
• “Stranger Things”, Season 4.
• Netflix made this 1985 single top the charts again
• German Economy Minister Robert Habeck gives a statement on the topics of energy and security of supply, in Berlin, Germany June 23, 2022.
• Germany sounds the alarm as Russia cuts gas supplies to Europe
• Netflix’s rough year
• The streaming giant lays off 300 employees as bad year continues to hit company
• Fed chair Jerome Powell said aggressive rates hikes could spur higher unemployment
• How Americans cope with inflation: Less gas, lots of frozen pizza
• As rates keep rising, more buyers are priced out of the housing market
• The dream of owning a home is out of reach for 4 million Americans
• Ex-Trump adviser calls for lifting Trump tariffs on China
• SpaceX says 5G expansion would make Starlink ‘unusable’ for most Americans
• Apple and Android phones hacked by Italian spyware, Google says
• Nike is exiting Russia
• Putin says Russia is rerouting trade to China and India
• Predatory lenders are making money off rising gas and food prices
• CEO on why in-office work requirement is ‘foolish’
• Jeff Bezos’ ship, named for his mom, will no longer be used to catch rockets
• Elon Musk says he’s worried about keeping Tesla out of bankruptcy
• Netflix made this 1985 single top the charts again
• Germany sounds the alarm as Russia cuts gas supplies to Europe

Headlines from right-of-center Newsmax 6.23.2022

• Senate Advances Gun Bill as SCOTUS Spikes Concealed Carry Ban
• Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas, was the lead Republican negotiator on the bill. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
• Senate Advances Gun Bill as SCOTUS Spikes Concealed Carry Ban
• A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures advanced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, even as the Supreme Court broadly expanded gun rights by ruling Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns in public for self-defense. [Full Story]
• Related Stories
• Liberal States Vow to Protect Gun Laws From High Court Ruling
• Zeldin Applauds Court Decision on New York Gun Law
• Y. Gov. Hochul Slams Supreme Court Handgun Ruling
• SCOTUS Strikes Down Ban on Concealed Guns, Affirms Right to Carry
• Trump: McConnell’s ‘Push’ for ‘Gun Control’ Is ‘Final Straw’
• Russian Invasion of Ukraine
• Cisco to Wind Down Business in Russia, Belarus
• EU to Grant Ukraine Candidate Status as Donbas Battles Reach ‘Fearsome Climax’
• Kremlin Insists Russia Has Not Stolen Ukrainian Grain as Turkey Investigates
• Russia Attacks Western-owned Grain Terminals in Southern Ukraine
• Putin Warns ‘Satan-2’ Nuclear Missiles Could Be Deployed in Months
• US Hopeful for Positive Sweden, Finland NATO Bid Resolution
• More Russian Invasion of Ukraine
• Newsmax TV
• Tenney: SCOTUS Gun Decision ‘Monumental’ | video
• Davis: Colbert Staffers’ Arrest ‘No Joking Matter’ | video
• Mike Johnson: Biden Shows ‘Disdain’ for Rights Over Gun Ruling | video
• Gun Owners VP Pratt: SCOTUS Gun Ruling Will Save Lives | video
• James Come: GOP Ready to ‘Retake the Gavel’ Investigating Hunter Biden in 2023 | video
• Ted Cruz: This Is ‘Liberals Gone Wild’ | video
• DeVos: ‘Ideal Moment’ to ‘Capitalize’ on Discontent With Education System | video
• Noem: SD to Restrict Abortion If Roe’s Overturned | video
• Lankford: Biden’s Gas Tax Holiday to Raise National Debt by Billions
• More Newsmax TV
• Newsfront
• Zogby Poll: Trump Hails 42-Point Lead on DeSantis for ’24 Primary
• While a New Hampshire poll has come out showing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a virtual tie with former President Donald Trump as the top GOP primary candidate in the state for 2024, Trump has come out hailing the recent Zogby Poll results. Trump (53.9%) held a 42.4-point …… [Full Story]
• State Dept. to Pay 6-figure Sums to Havana Syndrome Victims
• The State Department is preparing to compensate victims of mysterious [Full Story]
• GOP Candidate Hochman Declares Himself a Runoff Victor in California AG Race
• Nathan Hochman, a candidate for California attorney general, has [Full Story]
• School Shooting Errors ‘Damaging’ Cops’ Reputation Nationwide
• As shocking details continue to pour out regarding the appalling [Full Story] | Platinum Article
• Judge Approves $1B+ Deal in Deadly Florida Condo Collapse
• A judge gave final approval Thursday to a settlement topping $1 [Full Story]
• Liberal States Vow to Protect Gun Control Laws From Supreme Court Ruling
• California’s governor condemned as “shameful” Thursday’s Supreme [Full Story]
• Biden Defunds Critical Nuke Deterrent as US Adversaries Advance
• President Joe Biden has defunded development of the nuclear [Full Story] | Platinum Article
• Poll: Nearly 83 Percent of Voters Back Second Amendment Self-Defense Principles
• Nearly 83% of voters say the Second Amendment was adopted to protect [Full Story]
• Pro-Abortion Group Allegedly Vandalizes Office of Michigan Congressman
• Pro-abortion activists allegedly vandalized a Michiganoffice building [Full Story]
• Warren Pushes Back Against Biden’s Gas Tax Holiday
• Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., appeared to distance herself from [Full Story]
• S. Senate Advances Gun Safety Bill as Supreme Court Knocks Down Concealed Carry Ban
• A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures advanced in the [Full Story]
• Dem S.C. Governor Candidate Says Biden Shouldn’t Run Again Due to Age
• A Democrat candidate for governor in South Carolina on Thursday [Full Story]
• Elon Musk’s Daughter Officially Granted Name and Gender Change
• Elon Musk’s 18-year-old daughter has legally changed her name and [Full Story]
• Biden Administration Moves to Expand Title IX Protection
• The Biden administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus [Full Story]
• House Armed Services Committee Approves $840B Defense Policy Bill
• The House Armed Services Committee on Thursday approved its version [Full Story]
• Supreme Court Protects Police From ‘Miranda’ Lawsuits
• The Supreme Court on Thursday shielded police from the risk of paying [Full Story]
• Rick Scott’s Warning: Senate Gun Bill Not Like Florida’s Law
• Rick Scott, R-Fla., said Thursday that he will vote “no” [Full Story]
• Decision Desk HQ Poll: Biden Approval at 42 Percent
• President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains stagnant in a new [Full Story]
• Trump: McConnell ‘Push’ for Gun Control Is ‘Final Straw’
• As the Supreme Court overturned New York’s restriction in on conceal [Full Story]
• Michael J. Fox Getting Oscar for Parkinson’s Advocacy
• Michael J Fox will receive an honorary Oscar at this year’s Governors [Full Story]
• Chelsea Manning Memoir to Be Published in October
• A memoir by Chelsea Manning will come out this fall. The book is [Full Story]
• Cruz Praises Supreme Court Gun Ruling
• Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Thursday praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s [Full Story]
• Afghanistan Auditor Says State, USAID No Longer Cooperating
• The watchdog group auditing the fallout from the withdrawal from [Full Story]
• Manchin ‘Not a Yes’ on Biden’s Gas Tax Holiday Plan
• Joe Manchin is skeptical about President Joe Biden’s call for a [Full Story]
• WHO Considers Declaring Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency
• The World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee [Full Story]
• Jobless Claims Grind Lower Amid Tight Labor Market
• The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits [Full Story]
• McCarthy Disagrees With Trump, Stands By Pulling GOP From Jan. 6 Panel
• House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., insists he did the [Full Story]
• Cassidy’s Bill Would Impose Fine, Prison Term on Future SCOTUS Leakers
• Bill Cassidy, R-La., is proposing legislation that would impose [Full Story]
• Feds Want 25 Years for Chauvin for Violating Floyd’s Rights
• Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to sentence a former [Full Story]
• FDA Approves Novartis Targeted Cancer Drug Against Brain Tumors
• A targeted oral drug combination by Novartis won U.S. approval for [Full Story]
• US Coach Makes Dramatic Rescue of Artistic Swimmer at Worlds
• Andrea Fuentes prevented a tragedy at the swimming world [Full Story]
• Finance
• Powell: Pandemic Aid Not Primary Driver of US Inflation
• Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday downplayed the idea that government pandemic aid was the key factor fueling US inflation – instead blaming a confluence of global issues including the war in Ukraine…. [Full Story]
• Amazon Unveils 1st Fully Autonomous Warehouse Robot
• Business Borrowing for Equipment Rises 16% in May
• US to Cancel $6B in Student Loans for 200,000 Defrauded Borrowers
• Nigel Green: Why I Am Still Bullish on Bitcoin
• Health
• Moderna: Booster Effective Against Omicron Subvariants, Ready in August
• Moderna Inc said on Wednesday that an updated version of its COVID-19 vaccine designed to target the omicron variant also generated a strong immune response against the fast-spreading omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5…. [Full Story]
• Survey: More Than 60 Percent of Americans Take Sleep Aids
• Honey Formula Fights Toxic Effects of Chemotherapy Treatment
• FDA Halts Sales of Juul E-cigarettes
• CDC Panel Recommends Older Adults Get Newer, Stronger Flu Vaccines

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Manufactured Housing Industry Investments Connected Equities Closing Tickers

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • NOTE: The chart below includes the Canadian stock, ECN, which purchased Triad Financial Services, a manufactured home industry lender
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                          • NOTE: Deer Valley was largely taken private, say company insiders in a message to MHProNews on 12.15.2020, but there are still some outstanding shares of  the stock from the days when it was a publicly traded firm.  Thus, there is still periodic activity on DVLY.

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