Let’s be clear: when the government takes taxpayer money, then taxpayers have to buy it back at a markup, that’s not a “profit.”
The Pentagon buys fuel then sells it to the military branches at a markup. With the profits, the Pentagon funds other projects. The Pentagon has used money from this to train Syrian rebels.
No, that’s not a profit. That’s a double taxation.
At the Pentagon, overpriced fuel sparks allegations – and denials – of a slush fund
The Pentagon has generated almost $6 billion over the past seven years by charging the armed forces excessive prices for fuel and has used the money – called the “bishop’s fund” by some critics – to bolster mismanaged or underfunded military programs, documents show.