In all forms of government there is waste. Anyone that doesn't believe so or believes they live in a community that is better then the rest is fooling themselves. The question is how visible is the waste, and can it be sheltered from sight.
Sometimes the waste in way of capital expenditures, sometimes it is in the way of personal that is not needed... in the end it isn't the purpose of an audit to point out the waste, Audits on ensure that the money was spent for the items it was appropriated for, and that all the money is accounted for.
If 100% of every towns budget was audited I would be surprised. Auditing is often done at a high level... leaving plenty of low level ways to hide and misuse money...
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