Government by gangster might — might — be too strong a term for the direction our nation is headed. But you wouldn’t know it from a recent scam unearthed at the General Services Administration.
The GSA offered contractors a tax deduction if they would make federal buildings more energy-efficient.
There was a catch, though: Contractors first had to agree to kick back nearly 20 percent of the value of the tax break to the GSA.
You read that correctly.
And so did U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.