Comments on: Pork barrel spending…is it really? I think it's the currency of congress, their lifeblood. What else could.. http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/ Discussion of Forex Trading and Currency Trading Tue, 22 May 2012 04:10:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: dude. http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7034 dude. Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7034 Right you are Ken. Right you are Ken.

]]> By: Forget War Buy More http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7035 Forget War Buy More Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7035 Contrary to popular belief -- this is the first of several bits of information readers may be surprised by -- cutting earmarks wouldn't necessarily cut government spending, according to independent budget experts from across the political spectrum. Jeff Patch, a budget fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute (and also a former McCain volunteer) said that "earmarks just direct funds from executive agencies to specific projects or companies." That is, while there are still a few pet projects slipped into legislation in the dark of night that do increase the federal budget, earmarks often simply tell agencies how to spend money that they are already getting. So while earmarks may drive up the cost of government slightly (by, for example, awarding no-bid contracts in a legislator's home district), cutting earmarks alone is "not sufficient for cutting wasteful spending," Patch said. The Brookings Institution's Paul Cullinan, research director of the Budgeting for National Priorities Project, agrees, saying that earmarks "might be an allocation issue" rather than a spending issue. And Scott Lilly, a senior fellow with the liberal Center for American Progress, told us that "there’s no evidence that if you took earmarks out, federal spending would go down." Contrary to popular belief — this is the first of several bits of information readers may be surprised by — cutting earmarks wouldn't necessarily cut government spending, according to independent budget experts from across the political spectrum. Jeff Patch, a budget fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute (and also a former McCain volunteer) said that "earmarks just direct funds from executive agencies to specific projects or companies." That is, while there are still a few pet projects slipped into legislation in the dark of night that do increase the federal budget, earmarks often simply tell agencies how to spend money that they are already getting. So while earmarks may drive up the cost of government slightly (by, for example, awarding no-bid contracts in a legislator's home district), cutting earmarks alone is "not sufficient for cutting wasteful spending," Patch said. The Brookings Institution's Paul Cullinan, research director of the Budgeting for National Priorities Project, agrees, saying that earmarks "might be an allocation issue" rather than a spending issue. And Scott Lilly, a senior fellow with the liberal Center for American Progress, told us that "there’s no evidence that if you took earmarks out, federal spending would go down."

]]> By: GORT!! KLAATU BARADA NICTOH http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7036 GORT!! KLAATU BARADA NICTOH Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7036 Their lifeblood is sucking the lifeblood out of us taxpayers. And they get to do it till they die. Their lifeblood is sucking the lifeblood out of us taxpayers. And they get to do it till they die.

]]> By: Charlton Hestons Ghost http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7037 Charlton Hestons Ghost Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7037 John McCain will be wielding his veto pen against that type of crap when he's in the White House!!! John McCain will be wielding his veto pen against that type of

crap when he's in the White House!!!

]]> By: Tony H http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7038 Tony H Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7038 Too bad that the states just cant keep more of their money and spend it as they see fit... Its another redistribution of wealth scheme.. I know I live in one of the larger "donor" states... About a year ago we saw a collapse of a major bridge over a river while debate was being taken on a building a bridge to a little inhabited island off the coast of Alaska.. Too bad that the states just cant keep more of their money and spend it as they see fit… Its another redistribution of wealth scheme.. I know I live in one of the larger "donor" states…
About a year ago we saw a collapse of a major bridge over a river while debate was being taken on a building a bridge to a little inhabited island off the coast of Alaska..

]]> By: Puller58 http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7039 Puller58 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7039 I've said this over and over. We have a pork and lobby system of government. The three main activities on Capitol Hill are posturing, pandering, and influence peddling. That is what they do, period. And they get away with it as people are either sheeple or addled idiots who go around saying "Obama is Commie-Muslim", or "McCain is fascist." The cretins on Y/A wouldn't give you a straight answer to this question if their lives depended on it. Maybe we do get the government that we deserve. I've said this over and over. We have a pork and lobby system of government. The three main activities on Capitol Hill are posturing, pandering, and influence peddling. That is what they do, period. And they get away with it as people are either sheeple or addled idiots who go around saying "Obama is Commie-Muslim", or "McCain is fascist." The cretins on Y/A wouldn't give you a straight answer to this question if their lives depended on it. Maybe we do get the government that we deserve.

]]> By: granddad1070@sbcglobal.net http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7040 granddad1070@sbcglobal.net Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.myylt.com/2008/08/24/pork-barrel-spendingis-it-really-i-think-its-the-currency-of-congress-their-lifeblood-what-else-could/#comment-7040 I'm beginning to have hope for you. On this you are right,PORK is vote buying and little more. It's passed time to end PORK and the careers of a bunch of poliyicians. I'm beginning to have hope for you.
On this you are right,PORK is vote buying and little more.
It's passed time to end PORK and the careers of a bunch of poliyicians.

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