Paying dead farmers?

NY Times:

Millions in U.S. Subsidies Go to Dead Farmers


A report by the Government Accountability Office found that the Agriculture Department lacked the proper controls to make sure the money it sent was going to the right people.
Like the post below, it appears the government is incapable of doing basic management functions.  It is the kind of work that should show up in routine checks and audits.  They should be able to catch most of these by tapping into reports of deaths to Social Security.

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