They must have a big party coming up to need that much money.   

By ALAN FRAM, AP
51 minutes ago
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WASHINGTON — It was a curious offer to contractors from a government agency: We'll give you a tax deduction for making federal buildings more energy efficient if you qualify and if you'll write us a check for 19 percent of the tax break's value.

The General Services Administration, already under a cloud for a lavish Las Vegas employee conference, says that after seven months, it dropped its demand for the giveback requirement because there were no takers.

But the policy is now raising new questions about whether GSA was trying to raise money for its own budget without congressional authorization, whether that effort was legal and whether other agencies have tried anything similar.

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http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20120503/US.GSA.Tax.Giveback/

If these people had to survive in the real world, they would die in 2 weeks.

Oh my God!!!
This is outright theft!!!

Lets put it in perspective a moment here, take a business, say car dealer.
The salesman tells the perspective buyer, I'll sell you this car for a third of it's worth, no questions asked, when you get your Gov check for buying a Hybrid car, we'll split it.

The Ga bureau of the GSA called my company to see if wanted to do business with the Feds....I said no...he got pissed and said why not because that's where all the money is.....I said you have no money because what you see as yours is really ours......he hung up.

LOL! Idiot goobermint workers.

Isn't this called a kickback?

Sheesh, it's almost as if they think they're contractors in Chicago. Oh wait...

Quote from: CubaLibre on May 04, 2012, 08:29:12 AM
Isn't this called a kickback?

Sheesh, it's almost as if they think they're contractors in Chicago. Oh wait...

That's exactly what it is CL.
Fraud, pure and simple!