WasteOfTheDay: $281B in Improper Payments in '21

In 2021, $281 billion of taxpayer money was improperly spent, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

Improper payments are payments made by the U.S. government that should not have been made or have been made in an incorrect amount. Each year, the Treasury Department quantifies the prior year’s improper payments and the GAO audits them.

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