Earmarks are what Congress used to buy-off opposition. "This is a bad bill" "Here's $15 mil you can hand out" "OK, it's a good bill."
right - but problem is: Multiply by 435 and it gets really expensive.
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actually earmarks don't increase spending. Money already assigned to department, congressman can just direct it.
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but they reduce incentive to cut spending in the overall bill.
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fair enough. Worth noting the distinction IMO.
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