BLOOMBERG: “Workers at the 2nd largest aluminum mill in America, accounting for 20% of US supply, learned they were losing their jobs because the plant can’t afford an electricity tab that’s tripled in a matter of months. “

"workers at the 2nd largest aluminum mill in America, accounting for 20% of US supply, learned they were losing their jobs because the plant can’t afford an electricity tab that’s tripled in a matter of months. "https://t.co/bcHiTvadtY — Josh, Mountain …

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Accounting “forensics” show that Chinese GDP growth from 2008-2016 is 1.7pp lower and investment and savings rate in 2016 is 7pp than what was officially reported.

via brookings: DOWNLOAD Download the conference draft » ABSTRACT China’s national accounts are based on data collected by local governments. However, since local governments are rewarded for meeting growth and investment targets, they have an incentive to skew local statistics. China’s …

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Snopes claims Ben Carson's team didn't discover $500 billion in accounting errors at HUD. Reason: The money is already all gone so finding the errors doesn't matter and the idea is FALSE.

CLAIM HUD director Ben Carson found more than $500 billion in accounting errors at the federal agency. FALSE BECAUSE The audit was initiated before Ben Carson assumed his position at HUD, and it reckons an aggregate figure of accounting errors …

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