After this... why paying taxes?

We've come to a poin in which Homeland Security is beyond the obsession: it is a fraud. The protection we need should not justify the loss of $303 million, all paid from the contributor, but the government is not innocent either.

According to the contractor's officials, PEARSON was pushed "beyond the limit" (so to say) by the government to keep delays thought for 6 times less means. In simple words, they hire you, they give you money, and they multiply per 6 your work. Instead of keeping clear from the beginning all the amount of work that needs to be done.

Now, at this point, Pearson made a huge mistake, hiring subcontractors, which hired subcontractors as well. There's your leak of more than 300 millions! You can't pretend that other people does the job you're supposed to do, because it's going to cost you money. Money, in this case, that Pearson didn't had. The right thing was to drop by, to quit. Adios amigos.

Greed is being at the origin of financial scandals like Enron, and the sort. Greed sometimes makes the great American Nation go forward, but it's not right when it comes to waste money.

In this issue, both the government and their contractors have to get a serious thought about what specific tasks are to be assigned and if the contractor is capable of performing it. Problem with contractors is, most of the time, deadlines are not met, and so it's perfectly clear that Pearson wanted to meet them, no matter the cost. Problem was, this time the cost skyrocketed.

Let's be careful, in the future.

Miguel Vinuesa.