Arrellan politician: An external company audits the finances of every county in Arrell. However, a problem is discovered in only one out of every 100 audits. Although those problems are often severe, they are detectable by other means, and because of the high costs of maintaining the contract with the auditing company, the contract should be terminated.
Consultant: I disagree. The threat of being audited makes many county governments less likely to distort their budget numbers.
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