More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives. That’s according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs designed to help small businesses survive the worst public health crisis in more than a hundred years.
That and that fact that they wrote the bill in such a way that McDonalds was considered a small buisness means actual small businesses got very little
To be fair, McDucks is mostly franchises with fewer than 20 employees. Corporate is mostly just the supply infrastructure and licensing.
This was by the criminal Trump administration’s design.
No it was not - it was done too fast with too little oversight and lots of trust in the good nature of the people.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/podcasts/the-daily/pandemic-fraud.html
Trump removes inspector general overseeing $2 trillion coronavirus relief package days after he was appointed: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/07/coronavirus-relief-trump-removes-inspector-general-overseeing-2-trillion-package.html
Inspectors general warn that Trump administration is blocking scrutiny of coronavirus rescue programs: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/15/inspector-general-oversight-mnuchin-cares-act/
