look up the definition of a bribe, then get back to us
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core function of govt is to spend money on services for citizens.
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earmarks don't go to congress people's bank acct, they go to fund services for citizens. Not a bribe.
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If senator gets elected promising to expand national parks, & she negotiates an earmark to do it
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That is doing her job. It's not a bribe. Voters and courts can tell the difference
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but in many cases, earmarks were used to steer contracts/projects to lawmakers pals & donors
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That should be illegal. But that still happens. In my town, they build new schools on land owned by
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politically connected old white men. Even when the land is toxic.
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That's not problems of earmarks, that's problem of bidding / acquisition
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you're right, but the congressional earmarks subverted the contract/bid process by specifying company to get the bid
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interesting, I didn't know that. Wholeheartedly agree that's unacceptable
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The premise to evaluate government is Lord Acton's adage: power corrupts. If something can be abused, it will be.
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