An earmark also ended U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Overly simplistic to say "All earmarks are bad."https://twitter.com/singernews/status/799002086163828737 …
And sometimes opioids are a good treatment, but only when used in very limited contexts, with close oversight.
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The abuses really started under Gingrich, reached a peak in Hastert-DeLay era. But a valuable legislative tool in moderation
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Without earmarks, there might be no Medicare prescription drug program either.
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Still, they are an invasive species. Good for a limited purpose, they proliferate and become a disaster
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Analogy is specious. Not unrelated that Congress has been dysfunctional since earmarks banned.
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The heart wants what the heart wants, and the heart of Congress wants earmarks.
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