Never Trust, Always Verify. Stop the Theft of Our Taxes and Our Votes

Tired of watching our hard-earned dollars siphoned off by fraud while our votes are diluted by administrative neglect. Demand the one standard that protects both the treasury and the republic: Verify before you pay, and verify before you count;

Jack Gleason , Bio and Archives--August 27, 2026

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Cash a check at a bank teller window, board a commercial airliner, or pick up a prescription, and you're required to present a valid photo ID. This is common-sense—identity verification protects personal assets, maintains safety, and prevents fraud.

But when it comes to siphoning hundreds of billions of dollars of public benefits, or casting a ballot that dictates the future of the nation, our American government suddenly adopts an attitude of helpless, doe-eyed trust.

The Fraud Pipeline...

This isn't an accident, nor is it administrative incompetence—it's a structural feature. The same systemic loopholes that allow organized crime syndicates, non-citizens, and opportunistic bad actors to loot federal treasuries are also exploited by political machines to manipulate primary and general elections through uncleaned voter rolls and absentee ballot shenanigans.

Until the public demands a simple, non-negotiable standard—verify before you pay, and verify before you count—the cheating will only expand, and honest taxpayers will continue to pay the bill.

In the halls of federal and state bureaucracies, the primary objective is rarely fiscal honesty, operational efficiency, or protecting the taxpayer. The driving directive is simpler and far more destructive: increase spending at all costs.

In modern governance, budget sizes determine political power, department prestige, and administrative leverage. Under this incentive structure, rigorous accountability is viewed not as a duty, but an obstacle. The result is an unwritten policy across state and federal agencies - "distribute money first, investigate later"—or more accurately, "distribute money first, audit never."

We are currently witnessing only the visible tip of a massive financial iceberg:

According to the GAO Cumulative Improper Payments Report, federal executive agencies admitted to $186 billion in official improper payments in FY 2025 alone.

This only reflects what agencies are willing to acknowledge. The dedicated GAO Fraud Risk Report estimates losses from fraud across federal........

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