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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: OT: Gates foundation to wind down by 2045
Date: 05/11/25 10:15 PM
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60 minutes tonight. “ Linda Miller: I believe the government is losing between $550 billion and about $750 billion a year. We're coming up close to the $1 trillion amount-- is lost, every year, to fraud.

Cecilia Vega: When most people think of government fraud, I imagine they're thinking somebody is claiming disability benefits when they're not actually eligible, somebody collecting food stamps when they're not actually eligible. Are those the biggest offenders?

Linda Miller: Not at all, not by a long shot. What we're really talking about is nation-state actors. We're talking about organized crime rings. We're talking about using vast amounts of stolen Americans' identities to monetize them for, you know, criminal activity. “ cbsnews.com - Fraud costing US government as crime rings use stolen identities minutes transcript
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This community has written 21,448 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
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