Caifornia park system cynically scammed the public
Bob MorrisPublished: 20 Jul, 2012
1 min read
The California park system secretly hid $54 million as it cut services and begged for money from private donors, which is certainly some kind of new low in bottom-dwelling, cynical, manipulative, politics.
The announcement means the department has plenty of cash, even though it's been soliciting hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations in what was thought to be a desperate scramble to keep parks open.
The two maggots at the top of the agency have either quit or been fired.
The finances of the agency need a complete investigation from an independent auditor. How could they hide so much money and is all the money accounted for?
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